mercifulness vs quarter

mercifulness and quarter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mercifulness	Yes	No	No	No
quarter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, quarter is a hyponym of mercifulness; that is, quarter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mercifulness:

mercifulness: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
quarter: clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

Other hyponyms of mercifulness include commutation, re-sentencing, amnesty, free pardon, pardon, reprieve, respite.

mercifulness (noun)	quarter (noun)
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice	clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
a disposition to be kind and forgiving	the rear part of a ship
the feeling that motivates compassion	piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
	a district of a city having some distinguishing character
	an unspecified person
	a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
	one of four equal parts
	a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
	a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
	one of the four major division of the compass
	one of four periods into which the school year is divided
	(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
	a fourth part of a year; three months
	a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

mercifulness (verb)	quarter (verb)
	divide by four; divide into quarters
	divide into quarters
	pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
	provide housing for (military personnel)