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Term: carcanum
Definition: Carcanum is a word from Latin that means "iron collar" or "pillory". In history, it was used to refer to a prison or workhouse where people were kept as punishment.
Carcanum
Carcanum is an old word that means a prison or workhouse. It comes from the Latin word for "iron collar" or "pillory".
These examples show how carcanum was used in the past to describe places where people were sent as punishment or where they had to work to pay off their debts. It was often a place where people were treated badly and had to live in terrible conditions.