TYRANNICIDE


Meaning of TYRANNICIDE in English

— tyrannicidal , adj.

/ti ran"euh suyd', tuy-/ , n.

1. the act of killing a tyrant.

2. a person who kills a tyrant.

[ 1640-50; tyrrannicidium (def. 1), tyrannicida (def. 2). See TYRANT, -I- -CIDE ]

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