fratricidal

American  

[fra-tri-sahyd-l] / ˌfræ trɪˈsaɪd l /

adjective

1. being or relating to the act of killing one’s brother or a member of one’s own tribe or group.

   The Mongol Empire was done in by its recurrent fratricidal infighting.

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Etymology

Origin of fratricidal

First recorded in 1665–75; fratricid(e) ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

It was as if Brutus and Cassius, after disposing of Julius Caesar, had avoided fratricidal warfare and instead linked arms for a week-long party amid dance hits of the early Roman Republic and manufactured rumors that Cleopatra might show up at any moment.

From Salon

“This is a fratricidal war, so I doubly did not want to participate in it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Since all people are brothers, then any war, any military conflict, one way or another becomes fratricidal.”

From Seattle Times

You find that in Amis too, sometimes where you least expect it: amid the apocalyptic tremors of “London Fields,” the fratricidal savagery of “The Information,” the decadence and thuggery of “Lionel Asbo.”

From New York Times

In it, he called on the new coup leaders “to come to their senses to avoid a fratricidal war that Burkina Faso does not need.”

From Seattle Times