See Also: pillory(dictionary)
pillory 1, verb(dictionary)
pillory 2, noun(dictionary)
PILLORY, punishment(law)

pillory (iou)



pillory noun & verb. ME.

A. noun. Hist. A device for punishment, usu. consisting of a wooden framework mounted on a post, with holes for trapping the head and hands, and in which an offender was confined and exposed to public assault and ridicule. Cf. STOCK noun1 5. ME.
finger-pillory a device in which the fingers were held with the first joint bent.
b. verb trans.
Hist. Put in a pillory; punish by putting in a pillory. L16.
fig. Expose to public ridicule or contempt. L17.
Independent The..document publicly pillories and prejudices two of the officers.
pillor verb trans. [back-form.] = PILLORY verb 1 M17-E19.
pillorize verb trans. = PILLORY verb 1 M17.