merced

• merçed (traditional, dialectal)

From Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēdem, accusative singular of mercēs (“pay, wage, reward”), from Latin merx (“merchandise”).

• (Occidente) IPA^(key): [merˈt͡s̻eð]
• (Oriente) IPA^(key): [merˈs̻eð]

merced f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מירסידﬞ, plural mercedes)

1. mercy, grace, benevolence

   לוארי טו נומברי פור טו מירסידﬞ אי פור טו בﬞירדאדﬞ.

   Loare tu nombre por tu merced y por tu verdad.

   I shall praise your name for your mercy and for your truth.

• mercé (archaic, dialectal)
• merçed (archaic)

Inherited from Old Spanish merced, from Latin mercēdem (“pay, wage, reward”), from Latin merx (“merchandise”).

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /meɾˈθed/ [meɾˈθeð̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /meɾˈsed/ [meɾˈseð̞]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification: mer‧ced

merced f (plural mercedes)

1. mercy

   Synonyms: gracia, misericordia, piedad

• “merced”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014