From Old French (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?), of uncertain origin, probably via Occitan espilori and/or Catalan from Latin pila.

• IPA^(key): /pi.lɔ.ʁi/

pilori m (plural piloris)

1. pillory; stocks

• clouer au pilori
• mettre au pilori

• “pilori”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012