mercedario
mercedario Lexical Profile
• noun
South American A prominent peak in the Andes mountain range located in the San Juan Province of Argentina, recognized as the eighth-highest mountain in the Andes.
"Many experienced mountaineers travel to Argentina to attempt the challenging ascent of Mercedario."
A member of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (the Mercedarians), a Catholic mendicant order founded in 1218 in Spain primarily to ransom Christian captives.
"The historical archives reveal that a Mercedario traveled extensively to negotiate the release of prisoners during the thirteenth century."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish 'mercedario', derived from 'merced' (mercy) and the suffix '-ario'. It originally relates to the religious Order of Mercy (Orden de la Merced) and is also applied to the eponymous high Andean mountain in Argentina.