| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling.[Websters]. | |
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Date "FUSTIGATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1785. (references) |
| Etymology:Fustigation \Fus"ti*ga"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression fustigation.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FUSTIGATION
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Among the Ancient Romans, a punishment by beating with a stick or club, inflicted on freemen.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (by extension) a harsh verbal assault. (references) | 2: [Noun] a beating with a club. (references) | |
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