pillory

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pilory, pillorie, from Old French pilori, pellori, which is either from Old Occitan espilori or Latin pīla (“pillar”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪləɹi/ Rhymes: -ɪləɹi Homophone: pillary === Noun === pillory (plural pillories) (chiefly historical) A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pillory (third-person singular simple present pillories, present participle pillorying, simple past and past participle pilloried) (transitive) To put in a pillory. (transitive, figurative) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse. (transitive) To criticize harshly. ==== Translations ====