impalement

impalement is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled. Byron.

[2] An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed. H. Brooke.

[3] That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] Milton.

[4] The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3.

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