gibbet

• Historisches Substantiv für einen Galgen oder ein Gerüst, an dem die Leichen hingerichteter Verbrecher zur öffentlichen Schau aufgehängt wurden.

A historical noun referring to a gallows or a structure from which the bodies of executed criminals were hung for public display.

1. Execution deviceC2formalbritish

   A device used for public execution by hanging, often consisting of a wooden frame with a projecting arm from which the condemned person is suspended.

   Galgen

   • The criminal was sentenced to die on the gibbet.
   • The gibbet stood in the town square as a grim warning.
   • Historical records describe the gibbet used for executions in the 18th century.

   Synonymegallowsscaffold

2. Display of corpseC2formalbritish

   A structure used to display the body of an executed person after death, often as a deterrent.

   Galgen zur Zurschaustellung

   • The gibbet held the remains of the executed pirate for weeks.
   • Travelers would see the gibbet on the hill as they approached the town.
   • The practice of using a gibbet for display was common in medieval times.

• Veralteter Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden an einem Galgen zu hängen oder einen Körper am Galgen zur Schau zu stellen, als Strafe oder öffentliche Zurschaustellung.

An archaic verb meaning to hang someone on a gibbet (a gallows) or to expose a body on a gibbet as a form of punishment or public display.

1. Execute by hangingC2formalbritish

   To hang a person on a gibbet (a gallows) as a form of execution or public display.

   Durch Hängen hinrichten

   • The traitor was gibbeted in the town square as a warning to others.
   • In medieval times, criminals were often gibbeted after execution.
   • The authorities ordered the pirate to be gibbeted on the coast.

   Synonymeexecutehangstring up