mariticide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).
Noun[edit]
mariticide (plural mariticides)
- The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
- A woman who has killed her husband.
Usage notes[edit]
- The more common term for the murder of a wife by her husband is uxoricide.
Synonyms[edit]
- (the killing of one’s husband): viricide
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the killing of one's husband
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a woman who kills her husband
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a man who kills his wife — see uxoricide
See also[edit]
- uxoricide
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