gémonies
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin gemoniae (“of laments”), referring to the scalae gemoniae ("stairway of laments") where the bodies of executed people were exposed.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgémonies f pl (plural only)
- (plural only) the place in Ancient Rome where the bodies of executed people were exposed
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gémonies”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.