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Definitions for Pillory

[1] a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
[2] to set in the pillory.
[3] to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent.
[4] a wooden framework into which offenders were formerly locked by the neck and wrists and exposed to public abuse and ridicule
[5] exposure to public scorn or abuse
[6] to expose to public scorn or ridicule
[7] to punish by putting in a pillory

Words nearby Pillory

pillhead, pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock, pillory, pillow, pillow block, pillow fight, pillow lace, pillow lava

Origin of Pillory

1225–75; Middle English pyllory < Old French pilori, perhaps < Medieval Latin pīlōrium, equivalent to Latin pīl(a ) pillar (see pile1) + -ōrium -ory2, though Romance variants such as Provençal espillori suggest a less transparent source

Words that may be confused with Pillory

pillar, pillory, pillow

Other words from Pillory

un·pil·lo·ried , adjective

Word origin for Pillory

C13: from Anglo-Latin pillorium, from Old French pilori, of uncertain origin; related to Provençal espillori