empalement

Equivalent to empale +‎ -ment.

empalement (plural empalements)

1. Obsolete form of impalement, in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
   • 1809 Andrews, H.C. Coloured Engravings of Heaths vol III

     Erica acuminata. ...
     Empalement. Cup four-leaved; leaflets awl-shaped, keeled, and sharp-pointed.

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empalement m (plural empalements)

1. impalement

• empaler

• “empalement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.