regicide

[rej-uh-sahyd]

noun

1. the killing of a king.

2. a person who kills a king or is responsible for his death, especially one of the judges who condemned Charles I of England to death.

regicide

/ ˈrɛdʒɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the killing of a king

2. a person who kills a king

Other Word Forms

• regicidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of regicide¹

1540–50; < Latin rēg-, stem of rēx king + -i- + -cide

Word History and Origins

Origin of regicide¹

C16: from Latin rēx king + _-cide

Example Sentences

They predict confidently, the party "doesn't want regicide or disruption, they just want us to do well".

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"I can't spend all my time worrying about regicide. I would lose my mind," she said.

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The tragedy has witchcraft, sexual mind games, regicide, demonic communication, foul murders and fearsome battle scenes.

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When Macbeth’s qualms about committing regicide get the better of him, she reprimands him mercifully.

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"Our appetite for regicide is insatiable," one former minister said.

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