patricide

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Etymology 1

From Middle French patricide or Latin patricidīum. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

Noun

patricide (countable and uncountable, plural patricides)

  1. Murder of one's father.
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Etymology 2

From Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

Noun

patricide (plural patricides)

  1. A murderer of his/her own father.
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