Dukicide
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The killing of a duke. rare, uncountable
"Lady Lindsay, with that appetite for shrouds which is inborn in the female mind, kills Mary’s husband (a novelist should think twice before unnecessary dukicide) for no earthly reason; and the part of Dr. Jackson is awkward."
Example
More examples"Lady Lindsay, with that appetite for shrouds which is inborn in the female mind, kills Mary’s husband (a novelist should think twice before unnecessary dukicide) for no earthly reason; and the part of Dr. Jackson is awkward."
Etymology
From duke + -icide.
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