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regicide
[ rej-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈrɛdʒ əˌsaɪd /
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noun
the killing of a king.
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.
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reg·i·cid·al, adjectiveWords nearby regicide
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British Dictionary definitions for regicide
regicide
/ (ˈrɛdʒɪˌsaɪd) /
noun
the killing of a king
a person who kills a king
Derived forms of regicide
regicidal, adjectiveWord Origin for regicide
C16: from Latin rēx king + -cide
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