Parricide definition

Parricide

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WordNet

noun

(1) The murder of your own father or mother

(2) Someone who kills his or her parent

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Etymology

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Noun

someone who kills a relative, especially a parent
- 1605: I told him the revenging gods / ’Gainst parricides did all the thunder bend — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.i
the killing of a relative, especially a parent
the killing of a ruler; treason

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