tortuthe

Norman

Etymology

From Late Latin tortura (“a twisting, wreathing, of bodily pain, a griping colic; pain inflicted by judicial or ecclesiastical authority as a means of persuasion, torture”), from Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō, torquēre (“twist”).

Noun

tortuthe f (plural tortuthes)

(Jersey) torture

Derived terms

tortuther (“to torture”)

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