Definition
Plural of gibbet; multiple upright posts with extending arms used to hang executed criminals.
Etymology
Regular plural formation from 'gibbet' (Old French 'gibet'), appearing in plural form in English texts from the 13th century onward.
Kelly Says
Medieval towns and crossroads would literally be lined with multiple gibbets—one historical record mentions a 'Forest of Gibbets' outside Paris with dozens of decomposing criminals creating a grotesque skyline that criminals could see from miles away!
Translations
ARالعربية
مشنقة
mush-na-qa
CACatalà
gibbets
jib-bets
CSČeština
gallows
ga-lows
ELΕλληνικά
στάβλος
sta-blos
GUGU
જિબબાર્ટાસ
jib-bar-tas
HIहिन्दी
फांसी का फंदा
phaan-si ka fanda
IDBahasa Indonesia
gibbets
jib-bets
ITItaliano
gibbet
jib-bet
KMKM
គិប្បារតាស
gib-bar-tas
MRMR
गिबबार्टास
gib-ba-ra-tas
MSBahasa Melayu
gibbets
jib-bets
MYမြန်မာ
ဂိဘပါတတ်
gib-ba-ta-t
NLNederlands
galgen
gal-gen
PAPA
ਗਿਬਬਾਰਟਾਸ
gib-bar-tas
PLPolski
szubienica
shube-ni-tsa
PTPortuguês
gibetes
ji-be-tes
RORomână
gibbets
jib-bets
RUРусский
gallows
ga-lows
SWKiswahili
gibbets
jib-bets
VITiếng Việt
gibbets
jib-bets