regicide
See also: régicide
English
Etymology
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From Latin rēgis (“king”, genitive singular of rēx) + -cide (“killer”), patterned after suicide.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Translations
the killing of a king
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one who kills a king
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “regicide”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ide
Noun
regicide f
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