Tyrannicide
//taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The killing of a tyrant. countable, uncountable
- 2 Someone who kills a tyrant.
"Princip had even found time to learn by heart the entirety of The Mountain Wreath, Petrović-Njegos's stirring epic celebration of the selfless tyrannicide Miloš Obilić."
- 3 killing a tyrant wordnet
Example
More examples"Princip had even found time to learn by heart the entirety of The Mountain Wreath, Petrović-Njegos's stirring epic celebration of the selfless tyrannicide Miloš Obilić."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīda. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.
Etymology 2
From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīdium. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.
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