REGICIDE


Meaning of REGICIDE in English

— regicidal , adj.

/rej"euh suyd'/ , n.

1. the killing of a king.

2. a person who kills a king or is responsible for his death, esp. one of the judges who condemned Charles I of England to death.

[ 1540-50; reg-, s. of rex king + -I- + -CIDE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .