regicide
regicide
Definition
regi·cide (rej′ə sīd′)
- regild
reg′i·ci′·dal adjective
regicide
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- commit: Fourteen years ago, they committed regicide on Margaret Thatcher when they thought she would lose them an election.
- survive: A special court was appointed in October 1660 and the surviving Regicides were brought to trial.
- follow: Following the regicide in 1649, sole authority now rested with Cromwell, ' Lord Protector ' .
Adjective modifier
- other: Like other prominent Regicides, Ireton's corpse was exhumed and hanged at Tyburn.
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