Pillory /(?)/
Pil·lo·ry
Pillory
n.
pl. Pillories
- A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.
Pillory
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Pilloried; p. pr. & vb. n. Pillorying
- To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
- Figuratively, to expose to public scorn.