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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pil•lo•ry /ˈpɪləri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. n. [countable] - a wooden framework built on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public humiliation and insults as punishment.
v. [~ + object] - to place (someone) in a pillory.
- to expose to public insults or abuse:The press pilloried him for his foolish remark.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pil•lo•ry (pil′ə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries, v., -ried, -ry•ing. n. - a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
v.t. - to set in the pillory.
- to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse:The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent.
- Medieval Latin pīlōrium, equivalent. to Latin pīl(a) pillar (see pile1) + -ōrium -ory2, though Romance vars. such as Provencal espillori suggest a less transparent source
- Old French pilori, perh.
- Middle English pyllory 1225–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pillory /ˈpɪlərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- a wooden framework into which offenders were formerly locked by the neck and wrists and exposed to public abuse and ridicule
- exposure to public scorn or abuse
vb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)(transitive)- to expose to public scorn or ridicule
- to punish by putting in a pillory
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-Latin pillorium, from Old French pilori, of uncertain origin; related to Provençal espillori |