The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Palification \Pal`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. palus a stake + -ficare
   (in comp.) to make: cf. F. palification. See -fy.]
   The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground
   to make it firm. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.
   [1913 Webster]