parricide
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈpæ.ɹɪ.saɪd/
parricide
- Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear II.i:
- I told him the reuenging Gods, / ’Gainst Paricides did all the thunder bend […]
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear II.i:
- Someone who commits treason.
- The killing of a relative, especially a parent.
- The killing of a ruler, or other authority figure; treason.
- French: parricide
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