misericorde means an act of clemency; pity, mercy. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “misericorde” is a great word
MISERICORDE — [Noun] An act of clemency, pity, or mercy. From Middle English misericorde ("an act of clemency"), from Middle French, from Latin misericordia ("pity"), from misericors ("merciful"), itself from misereri ("to pity") + cor, cord- ("heart"). First attested 1200–50. Unlike "leniency," which denotes a reduction in severity, or "forgiveness," which absolves a debt, misericorde is the heart's raw impulse of pity, an unearned reprieve born of shared sorrow. It is the jailer looking away from an escape, the enemy soldier sharing a canteen in a blasted field, the hand stayed at the throat of a defeated foe—a frail, necessary rebellion against the cold machinery of justice, where pity is the heart's most defiant revolt.
Etymology
Established 1200–50 from Middle English misericorde (“an act of clemency”), from Middle French [Term?], from Latin misericordia (“pity”).
noun
- An act of clemency; pity, mercy.