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patibulum.

fork-shaped yoke; gibbet;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[paˈtɪ.bʊ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[paˈtiː.bu.lum]
  1. fork-shaped yoke, pillory, or gibbet (for criminals)

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From pate(ō) (“to open; to extend”) + -bulum (forming instruments), literally “a device on which one is extended, stretched”.

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