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pilori (s.xiii2)
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pilori (s.xiii2)

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pellori,  pellory,  pelorie;  pilleri,  pillori,  pillorie,  pillory,  pilorie,  pilory;  pyllory,  pyllorye,  pylorie,  pylory; 
pl. piloryz  (pelerus  TLL ii 122.71)  
  FEW:  pila 8,478a Gdf:  pilori 6,161c GdfC:  pilori 10,339b TL: pilori 7,943 DEAF:  pilori  DMF:  pilori  TLF:  pilori  OED:  pillory n.  MED:  pillori(e n.  DMLBS:  pil(l)oria 2 2281c

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lawimplementpillory, stocks, wooden apparatus that traps the hands, feet and/or head of an offender for public humiliation as a punishment: 
( MS: s.xiii2 )  columbaria: (C) piloryz (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) pilloris; (L: s.xiii/xiv) pellory)  TLL ii 72.71
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  firent couper sa test et metterount sur le dit pilorie  Anon Chr1 151.2
( MS: 1419 )  [...] et un serjaunt de la ville esteaunt decoste le pylory ové boun escoute et cry l’enchesoun pur qoy  Lib Alb 263
♦lawpunishment of being placed on a pillory: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  a la tierce feze seyt le bultel ars e le pestour ajuggee au pillory  Dom Gip 172
( 1389 )  a tierce foitz q'il fait defaut, soit envoié a la pillorie par trois jours marchees  Rot Parl1 iii 267.35
♦lawright to have pillory: 
( 1292 )  amendement de payn e de service, e pyllory e tumbrel e fourches sy est apendaunt a infogenesthef  YBB 20-21 Ed I 159
lever al pilori
lawto put in the stocks, set in pillory for public humiliation: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  pur lour larcin meins vaillaunt de .vj. d. soloient tieux estre levez al pillorie al primer foiz  Mir Just 147
mettre sur le, sus le, au pilori
lawto put in the stocks, set in pillory for public humiliation: 
( 1280 )  et soit mis sus le pilori, et la demoerge au meinz un houre de jour  Lib Cust 284
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  qe il soint mis au pillori par un houre de jour  BRITT i 61
( 1352 )  si ascun soit trové trenchant une bourse deyns la franchise, a la sute du partie soit mys sur le pilori  Bor Cust 56

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