What does "empalement" mean?
Empalement: A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
Additional senses
- 2.(Her.) Same as Impalement.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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