1. A small shelf or bracket on the underside of a hinged seat in a church choir stall, providing support when standing
   "The ornately carved misereres depicted scenes from daily medieval life";
   - misericord, subsellium
    
2. A musical setting of the 51st Psalm
   "Allegri's Miserere is a famous Renaissance composition"

1. The 51st Psalm (50th in the Vulgate), often used in penitential services and known by its first word in Latin
   "The choir's rendition of the Miserere was deeply moving"

Derived forms: misereres

Encyclopedia: Miserere