Schafott

German

Etymology

Dutch schavot, from Old French chafaud, from Latin catafalcium. Originally had the more general meaning stage, scaffold.

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Noun

Schafott n (genitive Schafotts, plural Schafotte)

  1. scaffold (for executing people)

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