Definition of Gibbet
Gibbet
gib·bet
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A structure for publicly displaying the bodies of executed criminals.
e.g. The medieval town square featured a gibbet as a warning to potential lawbreakers.
(verb)
to hang a body on a gibbet;
e.g. The executioner gibbeted the man.
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