gibbet
gibbet · gibbets
виселица
Galgen
An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public displayAn upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/
Meaning
3 sensesAn upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
Near-synonym: gallows
Galgen
ви́селицаvíselica
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.
More definitions
- alternative terms for gallows
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows:
Origin
From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibFrom Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).
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Forms
plural: gibbetsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- alternative terms for gallows:gallows treegallows-treegallous
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedgibbetlike