gibbet

• Nom historique désignant une potence ou une structure sur laquelle on exposait les corps des prisonniers exécutés pour l'exemple public.

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.

   Gibet (instrument d'exécution)

   • 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.

   Synonymesgallowsscaffold

2. Display of corpseC2formalbritish

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

   Gibet d'exposition

   • 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.

• Verbe vieilli signifiant pendre quelqu'un à un gibet ou exposer le corps sur un gibet comme châtiment ou démonstration publique.

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.

   Pendre sur un gibet

   • 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.

   Synonymesexecutehangstring up