IMPALEMENT

impalement

(noun) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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