pillory
pillory
subs.
Use Ar. and P. ξύλον, τό, P. and V. κλῷος, ὁ (Eur. Cycl. 235).
subs.
Use Ar. and P. ξύλον, τό, P. and V. κλῷος, ὁ (Eur. Cycl. 235).
pillory
v. trans.
Met., brand with disgrace: P. εἰς στήλην γράφειν.
v. trans.
Met., brand with disgrace: P. εἰς στήλην γράφειν.
PILLORY
The nearest terms are: columbar (a sort of wooden collar put round the neck of slaves as a punishment): numella (a wooden machine in which the heads and feet of slaves or children were fastened as a punishment).
The nearest terms are: columbar (a sort of wooden collar put round the neck of slaves as a punishment): numella (a wooden machine in which the heads and feet of slaves or children were fastened as a punishment).
pillory: *pillorium (quod dicitur): v. Du Cange, s. v. (variously spelt). Or expr. by gen. phr., to stand in the p., *flagitii probrive causa propalam adstare. (The ancients had no similar penalty.)