n.
Pronunciation: ' pa-tr ə - ˌ s ī d
Function: noun
Date: 1593
1 [Latin patricida, from patr- + -cida -cide] : one who murders his or her own father
2 [Late Latin patricidium, from Latin patr- + -cidium -cide] : the murder of one's own father
– pat · ri · cid · al \ ˌ pa-tr ə - ' s ī -d ə l \ adjective