échafaud meaning in English

n. scaffold, temporary platform used by workmen during the construction or repair of a building

In 1485, William I de La Marck, known as the "Swine of the Ardennes", was executed in Vrijthof.
En 1485, Guillaume de La Marck, appelé « le Sanglier des Ardennes » fut décapité sur un échafaud sur la place.
He walked under guard from St James's Palace, where he had been confined, to the Palace of Whitehall, where an execution scaffold had been erected in front of the Banqueting House.
Après le jugement, il fut emmené du palais St. James où il était emprisonné au palais de Whitehall où un échafaud fut installé en face de la Maison des banquets.