Complete Definition of "regicide"

English

Pronunciation
r�j'�-sīd, /�red��saɪd/, /"redZ@saId/

Etymology
Latin rex meaning "king" + caedere meaning "to kill"

Noun
en-noun

  1. the killing of a king.
  2. one who kills a king.

Translations
trans-top|the killing of a king
Finnish: kuninkaanmurha
French: régicide
German: Königsmord m
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Russian: �а�е�бий��во n (tsareubíjstvo)
Serbian: kraljoubistvo, careubistvo
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trans-top|one who kills a king
French: régicide
German: Königsmörder m
trans-mid
Russian: �а�е�бий�а m|f (tsareubíjtsa)
Serbian: kraljoubica, careubica
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Related terms
regicidal
infanticide
fratricide
suicide
royal assassin
-cide

Category:Death

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