'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]