mercy chair
mercy chair · mercy chairs
A small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to…A small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to rest against it without actually sitting during long religious services.
Meaning
1 sensesA small, ornately carved wooden protrusion in a cathedral wall, allowing a person to rest against it without actually sitting during long religious services.
Forms
plural: mercy chairs| Singular | mercy chair |
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See also
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