manslayer
[man-sley-er]
- a person who kills another human being.
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Origin of manslayer
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Historical Examples
He made the way as plain as possiblePg 70 to the manslayer of old.
The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of JesusJohn Ross Macduff
In them, and in them only,Pg 80 was the manslayer safe from the avenger of blood.
The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of JesusJohn Ross Macduff
In this case a special hut was not built for the manslayer, and he was allowed to pass the nights in the temple of the war god.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)Sir James George Frazer
Cereals unknown to Melanesians and Polynesians, 408 Ceremonial impurity of manslayer, 229 sq.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3)Sir James George Frazer
If you read the Bible account, you will find that the manslayer had his liberty restored to him upon the death of the High Priest.
The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of JesusJohn Ross Macduff