\Im*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Impaling}.] [See 2d {Empale}.]
1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a
   sharp stake. See {Empale}.
         Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To
         writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. --Addison.
2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
         Impale him with your weapons round about. --Shak.
         Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. --Milton.
3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield,
   palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
         Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to
         be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in
         the honor thereof.                    --Fuller.