English Explanatory Dictionary

regicide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The killing of a king.
noun
  1. One who kills a king.

Pronunciation

rĕj'ə-sīd /ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regicide.wav

Word forms

regicide regicides

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rēgicidium (“king-killing”)

Synonyms

regicider kingslayer

Derived words

regicidal regicider regicidism
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