Flagellation
WordNet
noun
(1) Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From the verb flagellate 'to lash, whip', from flagellatus 'flagellated', the past participle of flagellare 'to whip', itself from flagellum, the diminutive of flagrum 'whip'
Noun
- A beating consisting in lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as (in principle implement-precise) a whipping or scourging.
Etymology 2
From flagellum, 'elongated filiform appendage', itself a diminutive of flagrum 'whip', so closely related to etymology 1