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3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or
dress granted to a member of a religious order.
Shipley.

Mi"ser*ly (mī"z&etilde;r*l&ybreve;),
a. [From Miser.] Like a miser; very
covetous; sordid; niggardly.

Syn. -- Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious;
penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious.

Mi"ser*y (?), n.; pl.
Miseries (#). [OE. miserie, L.
miseria, fr. miser wretched: cf. F.
misère, OF. also, miserie.]

1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or
mind; wretchedness; distress; woe. Chaucer.

Destruction and misery are in their
ways.

2. Cause of misery; calamity;
misfortune.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,

We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

3. Covetousness; niggardliness;
avarice. [Obs.


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