decollation

Variant of decollate

decollate definition

de·col·late (dē käl′āt′)

transitive verb decollated -·lat′ed, decollating -·lat′·ing

to behead

Etymology: < L decollatus, pp. of decollare, to behead < de-, from + collum, neck: see collar

Related Forms:

  • decollation de′·col·la′·tion (dē′kä lā′s̸hən) noun

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