cippus

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.pəs/

The English word “cippus” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
The stocks.

Borrowed from Latin cippus (“stake, post”). Doublet of cep.

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