PARRICIDE


Meaning of PARRICIDE in English

[ 'parɪsʌɪd ]

■ noun the killing of a parent or near relative.

↘a person who commits ~.

Derivatives

parricidal adjective

Origin

C16: from Fr., from L. parricidium , with unknown first elem. assoc. with L. pater 'father' and parens 'parent'.

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