One who scourges or flogs; †an official charged with the duty of whipping offenders.
| 单词 | θ172736 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > official who administers (9) scourger1580 One who scourges or flogs; †an official charged with the duty of whipping offenders. flesh-dresser1620 ? applied to the beadle who flogged prostitutes. drubman1629 An officer who administers the bastinado. flogging-cove1699 flog-mastera1704 a prison flogger. flagellant1876 In wider sense (chiefly transferred from A. 1): One who flagellates (himself or others). Subcategories:— schoolmaster (3) |
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