patibulary
patibulary adjective: pertaining to the gallows or hanging.
Adjective
patibulary (comparative more patibulary, superlative most patibulary)
- Pertaining to the gallows or hanging.
- Masius […] conceiveth thereby some kind of crucifixion, at least some patibulary affixion after he was slain, and so represented unto the people until toward the evening.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, V.21
- And then, when he had finished his supper, he would get out his collection of patibulary treasures, […] the various bits of gallows rope […]1926, Hope Mirrlees, chapter 18, in Lud-in-the-Mist
Forms of patibulary
| comparative | more patibulary |
|---|---|
| superlative | most patibulary |
Origin of patibulary
From Latin patibulum + -ary.
Words that rhyme with patibulary
Questions about patibulary
- What does patibulary mean?
- Patibulary means pertaining to the gallows or hanging.
- What part of speech is patibulary?
- Patibulary is an adjective.
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