regicide
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See also: régicide
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin rēgicidium (“king-killing”) and Medieval Latin rēgicida (“king-killer”), both from rēx (“king”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: rĕj'ə-sīd, IPA(key): /ˈɹɛd͡ʒəsaɪd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]regicide (plural regicides)
- The killing of a king.
- One who kills a king. [from 1540s]
- Synonym: kingslayer
- 2014 September 15, Martin Gayford, “There's more to Ming than a vase [print version: 16 August 2014, pp. R6–R7]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1]:
- The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.
Hyponyms
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[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the killing of a king
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one who kills a king
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Further reading
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “regicide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]regicide f
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