impalement.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
Meaning & usage
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. (In still older works, also spelt empalement.)
Where this word comes from
From Middle French empalement; equivalent to impale + -ment.
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