n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ə k- ' so ̇ r- ə - ˌ s ī d, - ' sär-; ˌ ə g- ' zo ̇ r-, - ' zär-
Function: noun
Date: 1733
1 [Medieval Latin uxoricidium, from Latin uxor wife + -i- + -cidium -cide] : murder of a wife by her husband
2 [Latin uxor + English -i- + -cide ] : a man who murders his wife