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What (who) is pillory$60902$ - definition
WHIPPING-POST
Pranger; Pillories; Barrel pilory; Barrel pillory; Whipping-post; Red Hannah; Whipping post; Pilloried; Barrel-shirt; The pillory; Pillary; Whipping Post
![A pillory at the Medieval Market in [[Turku]], Finland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Girls in stocks at Turku Medieval market 2015.jpg?width=200 "A pillory at the Medieval Market in [[Turku]], Finland")
![John Waller]] who was killed while being pilloried in London in 1732](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John Waller in pillory.JPG?width=200 "John Waller]] who was killed while being pilloried in London in 1732")
![New Castle County]] Jail, Delaware, 1907. The pillory sits in an elevated position to increase its visibility, while the whipping post is at ground level to provide more room for the whipper.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Prisoners whipped.jpg?width=200 "New Castle County]] Jail, Delaware, 1907. The pillory sits in an elevated position to increase its visibility, while the whipping post is at ground level to provide more room for the whipper.")
![Pillory from [[Dalarna]] Region, Sweden (Nordic Museum, Stockholm)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Schandpfahl.png?width=200 "Pillory from [[Dalarna]] Region, Sweden (Nordic Museum, Stockholm)")
![The [[Vere Street Coterie]] at the pillory in 1810](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Vere Street Gang at the pillory in 1810.png?width=200 "The [[Vere Street Coterie]] at the pillory in 1810")
pillory
¦ noun (plural pillories) a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.
¦ verb (pillories, pillorying, pilloried)
1. put in a pillory.
2. attack or ridicule publicly.
Origin
ME: from OFr. pilori, prob. from Provencal espilori (perh. related to a Catalan word meaning 'peephole').
Pillories
·pl of Pillory.
whipping post
¦ noun historical a post to which offenders were tied to be whipped as a public punishment.
Wikipedia
Pillory
The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. The pillory is related to the stocks.
