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im·pale·ment \-mənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French empalement, from empaler + -ment 1. : the act of impaling or the state of being impaled: as a. (1) archaic : enclosing, encircling, confining (2) : the union of two or more coats of arms side by side on a heraldic shield divided palewise b. : a piercing or piercing through with a pale, spike, or other pointed thing (as for fixing in a position or by an accidental fall) c. (1) : a placing or a being placed in an inescapable and awkward position (as of defeat or helplessness) (2) : a deflating or a being deflated by telling logic or biting wit 2. : an enclosing fence or palisade |