on pain of

== English == === Etymology === From on + pain (“suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty”) + of; compare French sous peine de. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒn ˈpeɪn əv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑn ˈpeɪn əv/ === Preposition === on pain of Used to warn of consequences if a specified act is done or not done: subject to the punishment of (some penalty); or (generally) subject to the circumstance of (some thing). Synonyms: under pain of, upon pain of ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== at the risk of === References === === Further reading === “on/under pain of death”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “on/under pain of death” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “on/under pain of something” (US) / “on/under pain of something” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.