gibbet

Meaning

Noun

1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
3. A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

Verb

1. (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
2. (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

Synonyms

gallows

scaffold

pillory

gallows-tree

gallows tree

gallous

string up

gib

hang

gibbet tree

ginpole

yadarm

lifting rod

pole bracket

corbel

dead-load lever

derrick

expose

frame

halter

hanging

jib

stage

trestle

Translations

gibet

Galgen

potence

horca

patibolo

darağacı

patíbulo

αγχόνη

forca

galg

forca

cadafalso

forca

απαγχονίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gibet

Cognate with French: gibet

In summary

From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).