spadassinicide

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English

WOTD – 9 November 2008

Etymology

From spadassin +‎ -icide, from Italian spadaccino (“swordsman”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

spadassinicide (plural spadassinicides)

  1. (rare) The act of coaxing someone, usually through insult, into initiating a swordsman's duel, and subsequently killing that person with superior skill so as to commit legal murder.
  2. (rare) One who performs such an act.
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