Patricide Definition

pătrĭ-sīd
noun
The act of murdering one's father.
Webster's New World
A person who does this.
Webster's New World
One who murders one's father.
American Heritage
The act of killing one’s own father; a person who has killed his or her father.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Patricide

Noun

Singular:
patricide
Plural:
patricides

Origin of Patricide

  • Late Latin patricīdium patricīda Latin patri- patri- Latin -cīdium -cīda -cide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin patricida. Equivalent to pater +"Ž -cide.

    From Wiktionary

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PPAPAT

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

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