castigatory

== English == === Adjective === castigatory (comparative more castigatory, superlative most castigatory) Serving or tending to castigate. Synonyms: punitory, vindicatory, vindictive; see also Thesaurus:punitive === Noun === castigatory (plural castigatories) (obsolete) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct women whose behavior was considered unseemly; the ducking stool or trebucket.