As the instrument or symbol of penal justice; hence, the authority of a ruler or magistrate to punish offenders; more generally, power of…
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > beheading > sword or axe (4) swordc1384 As the instrument or symbol of penal justice; hence, the authority of a ruler or magistrate to punish offenders; more generally, power of… axe1450 The headsman's axe used to decapitate condemned traitors. Hence figurative execution. heading axec1480 In sense 2a, as heading axe, heading block, heading hill, heading man, †heading stead, heading sword, etc. Now rare (archaic and historical in later… heading swordc1480 In sense 2a, as heading axe, heading block, heading hill, heading man, †heading stead, heading sword, etc. Now rare (archaic and historical in later… |
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