Dukicide

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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