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Meaning of tripālium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

tentative torture instrument consisting of three stakes

Late-Latin, declension-2

Examples

“Non licet presbytero, nec diacono, ad trepalium, ubi rei torquentur, stare.”

It is not permitted for a priest, nor a deacon, to stand close to a trepalium, where the guilty are tortured.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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