Chastisement
/ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 verbal punishment wordnet
- 3 a rebuke for making a mistake wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō