Patricide
/ˈpætɹɪsaɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The murder of one's father. countable, uncountable
- 2 One who has murdered their father.
- 3 the murder of your father wordnet
- 4 a person who murders their father wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīda. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.