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pillory

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noun

pil·​lo·​ry ˈpi-lə-rē How to pronounce pillory (audio)
ˈpil-rē
plural pillories
1
: a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
2
: a means for exposing one to public scorn or ridicule

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pillory

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verb

pilloried; pillorying

transitive verb

1
: to set in a pillory as punishment
2
: to expose to public contempt, ridicule, or scorn

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In days gone by, criminals who got caught might well have found themselves in the stocks (which held the feet or both feet and hands) or a pillory. Both of those forms of punishment—and the words that name them—have been around since the Middle Ages. We latched onto pillory from the Anglo-French pilori, which has the same meaning as our English term but the exact origins of which are uncertain. For centuries, pillory referred only to the wooden frame used to hold a ne'er-do-well, but by the early 1600s, folks had turned the word into a verb for the act of putting someone in a pillory. Within a century, they had further expanded the verb to cover any process that led to as much public humiliation as being pilloried.

Example Sentences

Verb The press pilloried the judge for her decision.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
He was fined, endured public humiliation in a pillory and was then thrown in prison. Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2020 He was convicted and sentenced to stand in the pillory and to be branded on the hand with the letters S.S. (for slave stealer). al, 23 Aug. 2019 If everyone in Congress got 20 calls a day from Judy at Card Services, the voice actress who made the recording would be in a pillory on the National Mall. James Lileks, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019 Game of Thrones is back for a victory lap (that might end up being more of a Shame Nun-style pillory). Peter Rubin, WIRED, 17 July 2019
Verb
Republicans will further pillory the decision for being made unilaterally, without Congress, and even some centrist Democrats are uneasy about the idea. Tyler Pager, Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022 Still, at the outset of the race, some Democrats viewed Youngkin as a candidate who would be easy to pillory. Dan Merica And Eric Bradner, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021 But Sanders' early success this time around worried party officials that Republicans would pillory the nominee as a socialist and cost them another election. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2020 Democrats seem stunned when their GOP opponents pillory them with lies, rage and ad hominem attacks. Robert B. Reich, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020 Pavone was also pilloried in the press for placing the fetus on an altar, even by those who would normally count themselves among his allies. Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2020 The study, posted as a preprint on April 17, has been pilloried non-stop. David H. Freedman, Wired, 1 May 2020 He was relentlessly pilloried, mocked, and distorted in the press for it. Rich Lowry, National Review, 19 Apr. 2020 The platform has several forums dedicated specifically to identifying and pillorying Karens. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 6 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French pilori

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of pillory was in the 13th century

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