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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