||Mis`e*re"re (?), n. [L., have mercy,
fr. misereri to have mercy, fr. miser. See
Miser.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) 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.
Lowell.
3. (Arch.) 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. (Med.) Same as
Ileus.