Im-pāle'ment, n.

noun

n. 1. The act of impaling, or of putting to death by piercing with a stake; the act of inclosing with stakes.

Sense 2. A space inclosed by stakes or pales, and the like; an inclosed space. Brooke.

Sense 3. (Her.) The division of a shield pale-wise, or by a vertical line.

A heraldic shield divided into two sections, with three bird-like figures on the left and three waterfowl on the right above patterned bands.