梟きょうす

suru verb (precursor), transitive verb

expose a severed head

Archaic transitive verb referring to the historical practice of displaying a severed head as a warning or punishment. The verb is a precursor to modern する verbs and is not used in contemporary Japanese.

• 昔むかし、罪ざい人にんの首くびを梟きょうすことがあった。

  In the past, they would sometimes expose the heads of criminals.