empalement

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A form of impalement — The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.

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Meanings

nounempalement (plural empalements)

plural empalements

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of impalement, in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.

    1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III Erica acuminata. ... Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and sharp-pointed.

Origin

Equivalent to empale + -ment.

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empalement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empalement

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Chicago

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