chastisement
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chastisement
- /ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/
- /ˈt͡ʃæstɪzmənt/
- /t͡ʃæˈstaɪzmənt/
Where it comes from
Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō
noun chastisements · chastizement
- The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment. Besides, the King hath wasted all his rods On late offenders, that he now doth lack The very instruments of chastisement; So that his power, like to a fangless lion, May offer, but not hold.
