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patricide definition

pat·ri·cide (pa′trə sīd′, pā′-)

noun

  1. the act of murdering one's father
  2. a person who does this

Etymology: ML patricida: see patri- & -cide

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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