PARRICIDE


Meaning of PARRICIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-rə-ˌsīd ]

noun

Date: 1554

1.

[Latin parricida killer of a close relative, from parri- (perhaps akin to Greek pēos kinsman by marriage) + -cida -cide]

: one that murders his or her father, mother, or a close relative

2.

[Latin parricidium murder of a close relative, from parri- + -cidium -cide]

: the act of a parricide

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