Impalement

Meaning

Noun

●

In Capital punishment:

The

of

or

someone by

them on

stake.

●

In Heraldry:

The

of two

on one shield.

●

A

, such as by

,

in the form of an

or cup.

●

In Botany:

In the

of an

, the

of a

. (In still

, also

empalement.)

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Origin

impalement

English

-ment

English

-amentum

Latin

impale

English

impālāre

Latin

palus

Latin

pango

Latin

πηλος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

πηλός

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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