Gallows Definition

gălōz
gallowses
noun
An upright frame with a crossbeam and a rope, for hanging condemned persons.
Webster's New World
Any structure like this, used for suspending or supporting.
Webster's New World
The death sentence by hanging.
Webster's New World
The definition of gallows are a framework or support used for hanging people.
An example of gallows are nooses hanging from trees meant to hang people convicted of crimes.
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verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallow.

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Other Word Forms of Gallows

Noun

Singular:
gallows
Plural:
gallowses

Origin of Gallows

  • Middle English galwes pl. of galwe gallows from Old English gealga, galga

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English ġealga.

    From Wiktionary

Gallows Sentence Examples

  • Quinn was the first to vocalize what dominated all our minds like a walk up the gallows steps.

  • Imagine facing the gallows, or the firing squad.

  • But after five years in jail, he escaped the gallows when his sentence was commuted.

  • The following day Parsons, Spies, Fisher and Engel mounted the gallows.

  • Furia, in feudal law, was the right granted to tenants having major jurisdiction to erect a gallows within the limits of their fief.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAL

Words Ending With

SWSOWS

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With G7 Letter Words Ending With S