amerce

== English == === Alternative forms === amercy === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman amercier, from Old French a (“at”) + merci (“mercy”), thus “at the mercy of”. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmɝs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈmɜːs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s === Verb === amerce (third-person singular simple present amerces, present participle amercing, simple past and past participle amerced) (transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine. (transitive) To punish; to make an exaction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== mercy ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === raceme