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IMPALEMENT
impalement
(noun) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impalement (countable and uncountable, plural impalements)
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
An enclosed space.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pale"ment, n.
1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. Byron.
2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H. Brooke.
3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.
4. (Her.)
Definition: The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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