1. (v. t.) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.

2. (v. t.) To enclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.

3. (v. t.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.

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