ravenstone
ravenstone noun: a place of execution; gallows.
Noun
ravenstone (plural ravenstones)
- A place of execution; gallows
- [...] — The raven sits / On the raven-stone, And his black wing flits / O'er the milk-white bone; [...]1841, George Noël Gordon Baron Byron, The Works of Lord Byron
- Three years later, in 1811, King Friedrich of Wurttemberg ordered the dismantling of permanent gallows and ravenstones and the ending of the practice of exposing malefactors' corpses.1996, Richard J. Evans, Rituals of Retribution: Capital Punishment in Germany, 1600-1987
- A gravestone
Proper noun capitalized: Ravenstone
Ravenstone
- A village and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8450).
- A village in Ravenstone with Snibston parish, North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4013).
Forms of ravenstone
| plural | ravenstones |
|---|---|
| alternative form | raven-stone |
| alternative form | raven stone |
Origin of ravenstone
From a calque of German Rabenstein, equivalent to raven + stone.
Phrases with ravenstone
Questions about ravenstone
- What does ravenstone mean?
- Ravenstone means a place of execution; gallows.
- What part of speech is ravenstone?
- Ravenstone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of ravenstone?
- The plural of ravenstone is ravenstones.
Words near ravenstone in the dictionary
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