crossbeam meaning in French

n. poutre, solive

In some cases, the condemned was forced to carry the crossbeam to the place of execution.
Le condamné était forcé de porter le patibulum de la prison au lieu d’exécution.
By 1823, Henry Duncan had collected all the pieces he could find, and put them together, commissioning a new crossbeam (the original was lost), and having gaps filled in with small pieces of stone.
En 1818, Henry Duncan récupère les pièces présentes, et les rassemble, ajoutant deux traverses (les originales étant perdues) et bouchant les trous avec de petites pierres.