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mercy
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mortal
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A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
gutenberg.org
Compassion; pity; mercy.
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"Mercy" dagger, so called from being used to dispatch enemy wounded. (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 223)
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a medieval poniard or dagger made for one purpose--to give the coup de grlice or killing stroke
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from the word “mercy.” A straight, narrow dagger, commonly seen on knightly effigies. It was so-called because it was often used to give the final “mercy” stroke to the mortally wounded.
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Same as Misericordia, 2.
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