倒とう懸けん

noun

hanging upside down

Rare literary term for suspending a person upside down, often as a form of punishment or torture. In modern contexts, more common expressions like 逆さ吊り (さかさづり) are used.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、罪ざい人にんを倒とう懸けんにする刑けいが記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record a punishment of hanging criminals upside down.