Meaning of "pillory" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PILLORY

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

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PILLORY

pillory  [ˈpɪlərɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLORY

Pillory is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pillory in English.

WHAT DOES PILLORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pillory

The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory is related to the stocks. The word is documented in English since 1274, and stems from Old French pellori, itself from medieval Latin pilloria, of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive of Latin pila "pillar, stone barrier."...

Definition of pillory in the English dictionary

The first definition of pillory in the dictionary is a wooden framework into which offenders were formerly locked by the neck and wrists and exposed to public abuse and ridicule. Other definition of pillory is exposure to public scorn or abuse. Pillory is also to expose to public scorn or ridicule.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PILLORY

PRESENT

Present

I pillory

you pillory

he/she/it pillories

we pillory

you pillory

they pillory

Present continuous

I am pillorying

you are pillorying

he/she/it is pillorying

we are pillorying

you are pillorying

they are pillorying

Present perfect

I have pilloried

you have pilloried

he/she/it has pilloried

we have pilloried

you have pilloried

they have pilloried

Present perfect continuous

I have been pillorying

you have been pillorying

he/she/it has been pillorying

we have been pillorying

you have been pillorying

they have been pillorying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I pilloried

you pilloried

he/she/it pilloried

we pilloried

you pilloried

they pilloried

Past continuous

I was pillorying

you were pillorying

he/she/it was pillorying

we were pillorying

you were pillorying

they were pillorying

Past perfect

I had pilloried

you had pilloried

he/she/it had pilloried

we had pilloried

you had pilloried

they had pilloried

Past perfect continuous

I had been pillorying

you had been pillorying

he/she/it had been pillorying

we had been pillorying

you had been pillorying

they had been pillorying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will pillory

you will pillory

he/she/it will pillory

we will pillory

you will pillory

they will pillory

Future continuous

I will be pillorying

you will be pillorying

he/she/it will be pillorying

we will be pillorying

you will be pillorying

they will be pillorying

Future perfect

I will have pilloried

you will have pilloried

he/she/it will have pilloried

we will have pilloried

you will have pilloried

they will have pilloried

Future perfect continuous

I will have been pillorying

you will have been pillorying

he/she/it will have been pillorying

we will have been pillorying

you will have been pillorying

they will have been pillorying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would pillory

you would pillory

he/she/it would pillory

we would pillory

you would pillory

they would pillory

Conditional continuous

I would be pillorying

you would be pillorying

he/she/it would be pillorying

we would be pillorying

you would be pillorying

they would be pillorying

Conditional perfect

I would have pillory

you would have pillory

he/she/it would have pillory

we would have pillory

you would have pillory

they would have pillory

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been pillorying

you would have been pillorying

he/she/it would have been pillorying

we would have been pillorying

you would have been pillorying

they would have been pillorying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you pillory
we let´s pillory
you pillory

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to pillory

Past participle

pilloried

Present Participle

pillorying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PILLORY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pillory» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of pillory

brand · denounce · lash · ridicule · stigmatize

TRANSLATION OF PILLORY

Find out the translation of pillory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pillory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pillory» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 枷
• Translator English - Spanish: picota
• English: pillory
• Translator English - Hindi: हडी
• Translator English - Arabic: مقطرة
• Translator English - Russian: Позорный столб
• Translator English - Portuguese: pelourinho
• Translator English - Bengali: কাষ্ঠানির্মিত শাস্তিস্তম্ভবিশেষ
• Translator English - French: pilori
• Translator English - Malay: Pillory
• Translator English - German: Pranger
• Translator English - Japanese: さらし台
• Translator English - Korean: 오명
• Translator English - Javanese: Pillory
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bêu xấu
• Translator English - Tamil: Pillory
• Translator English - Marathi: दुर्बिण
• Translator English - Turkish: boyunduruk
• Translator English - Italian: berlina
• Translator English - Polish: pręgierz
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ганебний стовп
• Translator English - Romanian: stâlpul infamiei
• Translator English - Greek: διαπόμπευση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kaak
• Translator English - Swedish: pillory
• Translator English - Norwegian: gapestokk

2 QUOTES WITH «PILLORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pillory.

1

Alice Morse Earle

The pillory and stocks, the gibbet, and even the whipping-post, have seen many a noble victim, many a martyr. But I cannot think any save the most ignoble criminals ever sat in a ducking-stool.

2

Frank Wolf

You can't just pillory the teachers unions and sound the free market trumpet. We must visit the failing schools. We must talk to the mother who desperately wants more for her child and offer a constructive way out. We can't simply lambaste... food stamps or decry dependency.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLORY»

Discover the use of pillory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pillory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Parnassus in Pillory. A satire

PARNASSUS IN PILLORY. O, THOU who whilome, with unsparing jibe And scorching satire, lashed the scribbling tribe ; Thou, who on Roman pimp and parasite Didst pour the vials of thy righteous spite ;-— ' Imperial HORACE! let thy task be ...

Motley MANNERS (pseud. [i.e. Augustine J. H. Duganne.]), 1851

In the Pillory: The Tale of the Borgia Pope

This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.

John Bond, 2013

The Scribler's Doom; Or, the Pillory in Fashion, Being a New ...

The Банд/ем Doom; Ur, The 'Pillory in Falhion, (we. ` , Uitiplicity Aoi' Bulinefs, the Fumes of И ßurguny, aná other Fatigues of the „L Day, having almoli tired Nature, l l went to a certain Coffee-Haufe in Combi/l, near the Royal Edifice of the ...

‎1703

Pillory and Witness-Box

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Ferdinand Hansen, 2010

Qualities of Mercy: Justice, Punishment, and Discretion

Clearly, the pillory was the ideal form of popular, retributive justice. The prisoner was literally left to the will of the people, and the representatives of society who happened (or planned) to pass by the prisoner were free to bestow their 'just ...

Carolyn Strange, 2011

The Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer

PILLORY' (in Latin, collisirigr'um, from the person's neck being put between two boards) is a very ancient punishmcnt in this kingdom, and was used heretofore by the Saxons. 3. In/l. 219. The word pill is common to all the European languages, ...

Richard Burn, William Woodfall, 1805

The Office and Duty of Executors

But no proof was that they were put into the pillory, but only the records produced. And after their examination in the Ecclesiastical Court, but before the sentence there, came the general pardon by which they were pardoned. And the question  ...

Thomas Wentworth, Sir John Doddridge, Henry Curson, 1829

Crime, Punishment, and Reform in Europe

George Rude, have recognized in English mob.86 Those who gathered around the pillory were participating in a quasi-legal ritual that was expected to denounce the offender and uphold the rule of law, as well as protect the moral standards ...

Louis A. Knafla, 2003

A Digest of the Laws of England

The pillory and stocks. Fl. I. 2. c. 12./. lg. Kit. 1$. a. These instruments of correction none can set up without proper warrant. - ' And if the lord of a liberty set them up without warrant, he (hall lose his franchise or liberty. Ft, /, 2. c. 12. so. "75. 2 Rol.

Sir John Comyns, Stewart Kyd, 1793

Medieval Literature and Historical Inquiry: Essays in Honor ...

The pillory is a secular practice, not a religious one. The criminal's body not his mind or heart is at issue. The only response desired from him is that of the second class of onlookers mentioned above. He should learn from the spectacle of ...

David Aers, Derek Albert Pearsall, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pillory is used in the context of the following news items.

A leadership contest that has utterly lost its way

Liz Kendall is the only candidate to express that perspective — and her reward is pillory on social media as a traitor and a crypto-Conservative. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»

Children's Renaissance Faire held today

The Royal Courtyard holds King Havrawk and Queen Sryche and features a princess boot camp, jester tales, a pillory and the Da Vinci ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»

East Africa's powerful, corrupt and incompetent have everything to …

But more than 20 years on, he still finds plenty to pillory. One of his favourite cartoons features an emperor with no clothes: “One of the things ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Spare the rod, love the child

But while it is fair to pillory the teacher for what she did, the bigger villain is the education system. A system that by granting degrees to men and ... «DailyO, Jul 15»

Dash cams on the rise on the roads of Britain

Instead a sort of public pillory of online showing and shaming has grown up on social media." – Matt Butler, Police Investigation Unit. «ITV News, Jul 15»

Surviving Gradergate

A standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 conducted what, depending on your point of view, was a marathon pillory of the county's ... «Hillsboro Star-Journal, Jul 15»

The Bachelorette Recap: All About Bromance, Bullying and …

While Ian took to bended knee to apologize for his rude behavior, the men couldn't help but pillory him with Tanner—who was apparently on ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Is Iran ready to improve US ties? Leader's tough talk masks debate.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, continues to pillory US 'arrogance.' But the nuclear deal offers a possible path forward toward ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»

Here's a strategy for Labour: imagine that good people also vote Tory

Liz Kendall is the only candidate to express that perspective – and her reward is pillory on social media as a traitor and a crypto-Conservative. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Trump to GOP: “You're Fired”

... to be setting himself up as the Trump voter's second choice, every Republican Presidential candidate rushed to social media to pillory Trump. «The New Yorker, Jul 15»