patibulum

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pătĭbŭlum: i, n. (
I masc. collat. form pătĭbŭlus, i, Varr. ap. Non. 221, 12;
v. in the foll.) pateo, a fork-shaped yoke, placed on the necks of criminals, and to which their hands were tied; also, a fork-shaped gibbet (syn. furca).
I Lit.: dispessis manibus patibulum quom habebis, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 7: patibulo eminens adfigebatur, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 4, 355 (Hist. 4, 40 Dietsch): caedes, patibula, ignes, cruces, Tac. A. 14, 33; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 41, § 90.—Masc.: deligat ad patibulos, Varr. ap. Non. 221, 12: suspende eos contra solem in patibulis, Vulg. Num 25, 4.—
II A forked prop for vines, Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 212; Cato, R. R. 26.—
   B A wooden bar for fastening a door, Titin. ap. Non. 366, 16.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pătĭbŭlum,¹³ ī, n. (pateo),
1 patibule, fourche patibulaire [sur laquelle on étendait les esclaves pour les battre de verges] : Pl. Mil. 360 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 90
2 pièce de bois faisant l’office de verrou : Titin. 31
3 bois courbé servant à maintenir les sarments de la vigne : Cato Agr. 26 ; Plin. 17, 212.