Gibbet

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɪbɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Origin

From Old French gibet (Modern French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb ("forked stick") or from Latin gibbus ("hunchbacked").

Le Robert pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 520

Full definition of gibbet

Noun

1. An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display; a gallows.
2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

Synonyms

• gallows

Verb

1. (transitive) To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.
2. (transitive) To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.