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supplice rare.
[ad. L. supplicium, f. supplic-, supplex (see supple a.). In quot. 1911 ad. F. supplice.]
Punishment; torture.
1656Blount Glossogr., Supplice.., punishment, correction, pain, torment; it is also used for Prayer or Supplication, and sometimes for Sacrifice. Mr. Montagu. 1911Mrs. Oliphant Salem Chapel I. 12 It is easier to play the victim under the supplice inflicted by a pretty girl than by two mature matrons. |