'Empalement' definitions:

Definition of 'Empalement'

From: GCIDE
  • Empalement \Em*pale"ment\, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See Empale.] [Written also impalement.]
  • 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Her.) Same as Impalement. [1913 Webster]

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