patibulary

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  1. Of or pertaining to a fork-shaped gibbet; resembling a gallows. Another was captivated with the patibulary aspect of Turnip. Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, lxxxvi.

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  1. = French palibulaire = Portuguese patibular = Italian patibolare, from Latin patibulum, a fork-shaped yoke, a gibbet, from patere, lie open: see patent.
 

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