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Meaning of Castigatory | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An instrument formerly used to punish and correct women whose behavior was considered unseemly; the ducking stool or trebucket.

Equivalents

العربية تعديلي

Examples

“For which offence she may be indicted; and , if convicted , shall be sentenced to be placed in a certain engine of correction called the trebucket , castigatory, or ducking stool”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Castigliano's method Castiglione Castile Castile and León Castile soap Castilian

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