FRATRICIDE


Meaning of FRATRICIDE in English

— fratricidal , adj.

/fra"tri suyd', fray"-/ , n.

1. a person who kills his or her brother.

2. the act of killing one's brother.

[ 1490-1500; (def. 1) fratricida, equiv. to fratri - (comb. form of frater ) BROTHER + - cida -CIDE; (def. 2) fratricidium, equiv. to fratricid ( a ) + -ium n. suffix ]

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