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