Where Does the Word Pilloried Come from?
"Frame of Wood Erected on a Post or Pole with Holes into Which Were Put the Head and Hands of an Offender Who Was Thus Exposed for Public Derision and Abuse,"...
"frame of wood erected on a post or pole with holes into which were put the head and hands of an offender who was thus exposed for public derision and abuse," mid-14c., pillorie (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 12c., in surnames from mid-13c.), from Old French pilori "pillory" (mid-12c.), which is related to Medieval ...
What does pilloried mean in English?
pilloried; pillorying. Definition of pillory (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to set in a pillory as punishment. 2 : to expose to public contempt, ridicule, or scorn.
What does pilloried mean in Old English?
1. To expose to ridicule and abuse. 2. To put in a pillory as punishment. [Middle English, from Old French pilori, probably from Latin pīla, pillar.]
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