What does "castigatory" mean?
Castigatory: Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.
Additional senses
- 2.An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket. Blacktone.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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