parricide

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old French, or from Latin parricida, parricidium, associated with pater (“‘father’”), parens (“‘parent’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'pærɪsʌɪd/

[edit] Noun

parricide (plural parricides)

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

2. the killing of a relative, especially a parent
3. the killing of a ruler; treason

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

parricide f.

1. Plural form of parricida.