felo-de-se
[ fel-oh-di-see, -sey ]
/ ˈfɛl oʊ dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ /
noun, plural fe·lo·nes-de-se [fel-uh-neez-di-see, -sey, fuh-loh-neez-] /ˈfɛl əˌniz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ, fəˈloʊ niz-/, fe·los-de-se [fel-ohz-di-see, -sey] /ˈfɛl oʊz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ/.
a person who commits suicide or commits an unlawful malicious act resulting in his or her own death.
the act of suicide.
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fellowly, fellowman, fellowship, felly, felo de se, felo-de-se, felon, felonious, feloniously, felonry, felony
Origin of felo-de-se
1645–55; < Anglo-Latin, equivalent to felō a felon + dē in respect to, of + sē oneself
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British Dictionary definitions for felo de se
felo de se
/ (ˈfiːləʊ dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛləʊ) /
noun plural felones de se (ˈfiːləʊˌniːz dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛl-) or felos de se
law
- suicide
- a person who commits suicide
Word Origin for felo de se
C17: from Anglo-Latin, from felō felon + Latin dē of + sē oneself
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Word Origin and History for felo de se
felo-de-se
Latin, "suicide," literally "one guilty concerning himself."
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