<p><strong>Noun, plural</strong></p><ul><li>pil·lo·ries</li><li>a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>pil·lo·ried</li><li>pil·lo·ry·ing</li><li>to set in the pillory</li><li>to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent</li></ul>