Miserere
Miserere , noun
[Latin, have mercy, from misereri to have mercy, from miser. See Miser.]
1.
(Roman Catholic Church) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.
2.
A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.
Where only the wind signs miserere.
3.
(Architecture) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia.
4.
(Medicine) Same as Ileus.