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pil·lo·ry

Audio Help [pil-uh-ree] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry·ing.

–noun

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.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to set in the pillory.

3.	to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent.

[Origin: 1225–75; ME pyllory < OF pilori, perh. < ML pīlōrium, equiv. to L pīl(a) pillar (see pile¹) + -ōrium -ory², though Rom vars. such as Pr espillori suggest a less transparent source

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pil·lo·ry Audio Help   (pĭl'ə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n.   pl. pil·lo·ries
A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment.

tr.v.   pil·lo·ried, pil·lo·ry·ing, pil·lo·ries