Definition of Pillory

  • 1. A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn Noun
  • 2. Expose to ridicule or public scorn Verb
  • 3. Punish by putting in a pillory Verb
  • 4. Criticize harshly or violently Verb

Morphology of "pillory"

  • pilloried

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