regicide

(rejə sīd′)

noun

  1. one who kills, or is responsible for the killing of, a monarch, esp. of one's own country
  2. Origin: ML regicidum

    the killing of a monarch

Origin: ML regicida < L rex (gen. regis), a king (see right) + -cida (see -cide)

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See regicide in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The killing of a king.
  2. One who kills a king.

Origin:

Origin: Latin rēx, rēg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -cide

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Related Forms:

  • regˌi·cidˈal (-sīdˈl) adjective

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