patricide

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- +‎ -cide.

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patricide (countable and uncountable, plural patricides)

  1. The murder of one's father.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- +‎ -cide.

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patricide (plural patricides)

  1. One who has murdered their father.
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