PATRICIDE


Meaning of PATRICIDE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīd noun

( -s )

Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin patricida, from patri- patr- + -cida -cide (killer); in sense 2, from Late Latin patricidium from Latin patri- + -cidium -cide (killing)

1. : one that murders his own father

2. : the murder of one's own father

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