REGICIDE


Meaning of REGICIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-jə-ˌsīd ]

noun

Etymology: Latin reg-, rex king + English -cide — more at royal

Date: circa 1548

1. : a person who kills a king

2. : the killing of a king

• reg·i·ci·dal ˌre-jə-ˈsī-d ə l adjective

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