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The word for the execution device, guillotine, originated in France.
Early devices like the guillotine were used in Ireland, England, and Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries. They had names like the Italian mannaia, the Scottish maiden, and the Halifax gibbet and may pre-date the French guillotine by as much as 500 years.
The device used in France was named for Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. Dr. Guillotin did not invent the machine; he was a medical doctor and lawmaker who proposed that the death penalty in France should be equal for all, regardless of social rank or the nature of the crime. He proposed that the death penalty should be carried out by a quick mechanical device to eliminate suffering. His proposal was adopted by the National Assembly in 1781, making the death penalty 'by mechanical decapitation' the law in the Kingdom of France. The ministry of justice contracted to have the device designed and built and the resulting device was named after the humane Dr. Guillotin.
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Who invented the word guillotine?
Louis Guillotine. His profession was an inventor.
Antonym for guillotine?
An antonym is a word opposite in meaning of another word. There are no antonyms for the word guillotine (a machine designed for carrying out executions by beheading).
Where did the word guillotine come from?
it came from a man who invented it whose name had a reference to guillotine. it came from a man who invented it whose name had a reference to guillotine.
How do word guillotine came into your language?
From French.
Word that fits this definition a weapon of execution?
Guillotine.
How did the word guillotine come into your language?
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What country did the word guillotine come from?
It was invented by a French man, Joseph Guillotin (1738 - 1814) who was a French physician. The machine was built in 1791 and used the following year
Are you killed by a guillotine or in a guillotine?
You would likely be killed BY a guillotine if placed IN a guillotine.
What device was used to cut off peoples heads?
The Guillotine
What is the thing called where you get beheaded?
a guillotine
How did the word guillotine come into our language?
The word guillotine originated from the last name of a French physician, Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. He proposed the use of a beheading machine as a more humane method of execution during the French Revolution. The device eventually became associated with his name and the term "guillotine" was adopted to describe it.
What is the decapitation device that used during the French Revolution?
Guillotine. It would cut off the heads of the victims, during the Reign of Terror. Certain people thought it was more humane than the old way of killing people [hangings, or beheadings with axe's]. It's believed that even after you were beheaded by the guillotine you could still live up to 30 seconds.
