Pillory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural pil·lo·ries.
  1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
verb (used with object), pil·lo·ried, pil·lo·ry·ing.
  1. to set in the pillory.
  2. to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent.
noun plural -ries
  1. a wooden framework into which offenders were formerly locked by the neck and wrists and exposed to public abuse and ridicule
  2. exposure to public scorn or abuse
verb -ries, -rying or -ried (tr)
  1. to expose to public scorn or ridicule
  2. to punish by putting in a pillory
Pillory (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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