noun
- declension: 1st declension
- gender: feminine
Definitions:
- (act of) mercy
- alms, almshouse
- gift to a church, religious foundation
- pity
- Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
- Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
- Source: C.H. Beeson, “A Primer of Medieval Latin”, 1925 (Bee)