Impale

im-pai', v. t. [-paled (.-paid'), -paling.] To lix on a stake; to put to death by nxmg on a stake; to inclose, as with stakes, posts, or palisades. {Her.) To join, as 2 coats of arms, pale-wise.— Impale' ment, n. Ace of impaling; space inclosed by stakes or pales, (tier.) The division of a shield paie-wise, or by a vertical line.