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parricide Tweet Definition of parricide Like Definition of parricide on Facebook
noun 
  1. someone who kills a relative, especially a parent
  • 1605: I told him the revenging gods / "Gainst parricides did all the thunder bend " William Shakespeare, King Lear II.i
    1. the killing of a relative, especially a parent
    2. the killing of a ruler; treason
Etymology: Old French, or from Latin parricida, parricidium, associated with pater "father", parens "parent".

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