英语词汇pillory的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	pillory
词源	pillory [ME] This is from Old French pilori, going back to Latin pila ‘pillar’. A pillory was made up of two boards brought together leaving holes for the head and hands; in Great Britain this punishment was abolished except for the crime of perjury in 1815 and totally in 1837. Its use continued in the States until 1905.
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