tyrannicidal

Variant of tyrannicide

tyrannicide definition

ty·ran·ni·cide (tə ran′ə sīd′, ti-, tī-)

noun

  1. the act of killing a tyrant
  2. a person who kills a tyrant

Etymology: tyrannicidesense < L tyrannicidium; tyrannicidesense < L tyrannicida: see tyrant & -cide

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