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To plimrn: pillory	xuaxo	::	2009-06-29 10:37
The definition of pillory from Wikipedia is correct, but maybe not complete, because there are diffent types of pillories, at least in Portugal. The definition tells us The pillory is related to the stocks. Yes, sometimes; you can see some metallic devices on top of this pillory, related to that, I suppose. In Portugal the pillories were usually in the main square or plaza, in front of the city hall. They were used for punishment and public humiliation of criminals, but they become also just a symbol of the power. In the Portuguese colonies, like this in Cape Verde, the pillory was similar and had the same function like in Portugal. But here the "criminals" were often just slaves who wanted to be free. As the pillory was usually in the main plaza and that was also the place of the market, the word pelourinho (pillory) became known as the market place, even when there wasn't anymore any pillory there. In Mindelo city, where there are no pillory, the municipal market (I posted photos) is known in Creole language as plurin (from Portuguese pelourinho) and the Fish Market (I posted also) is known as plurin d'pexe, even if these markets are actually not in the main square (where formerly could be a pillory). So, nowadays in Creole language the word for pillory means something very different. There is even a verb. If somebody go shopping somewhere (even other than the markets) you may say that you "go plurin". SAA, Francisco			Cape VerdeCape Verde Cidade Velha xuaxo (5727)
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To plimrn: pillory	xuaxo (5727)	::	2009-06-29 10:37
:Re: To plimrn: pillory	plimrn (19656)	::	2009-06-29 12:31
::Re: To plimrn: pillory	xuaxo (5727)	::	2009-06-30 14:56
:::Re: To plimrn: pillory	plimrn (19656)	::	2009-06-30 15:43

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