tyrannicidal

English

Etymology

tyrannicide +‎ -al

Adjective

tyrannicidal (comparative more tyrannicidal, superlative most tyrannicidal)

1. Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.
   • 1799, Alexander Geddes, A Sermon, Preached on the Day of General Fast, February 27, 1799:

     on of the greatest charges, brought against the former, was their tyrannicidal doctrine.

References

• “tyrannicidal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.