·noun That which hedges in; inclosure.
II. Impalement ·noun The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
III. Impalement ·noun An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
IV. Impalement ·noun The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, ·esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. ·see Impale, 3.