| 单词 |
merced |
| 释义 |
‖ merced|mɛrˈθɛð| Also 7 mercede. [Sp. merced honour, honorarium:—L. mercēd-em reward: see mercy.] A gift.
[1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie (Arb.) 302 In Spaine it is thought very vndecent for a Courtier to craue..: therefore the king of ordinarie calleth euery second, third or fourth yere for his Checker roll, and bestoweth his mercedes of his owne meere motion, and by discretion.] 1622Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. i. i. 99 Daraxa..did sollicit the life of her espoused husband, begging it by the way of merced and grace. Ibid. i. ii. 356 That I might procure some mercede or favour from him. 1855Motley Dutch Rep. vi. i. III. 393 On promise..of a ‘merced’ large enough to satisfy his most avaricious dreams. 1881Raymond Mining Gloss., Merced,..a gift. This term is applied to a grant which is made without any valuable consideration. |

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