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(archaic)

(pity) Sorrow for the misery of another person; compassion, mercy, pity.

Regret, remorse, repentance.

(obsolete)

Matter for regret or sorrow; calamity, ruin; also, occasion for regret or sorrow; an instance of this; a disaster, a pitiful thing. (17th c.)

Distress, misery, sorrow. (19th c.)