The act of beheading someone.
The festival of the Baptist, celebrated on 29 August.
A picture of a decapitation, especially of the head of St John the Baptist on a charger.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
(obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.