regicide

American  

[rej-uh-sahyd] / ˈrɛdʒ əˌsaɪd /

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.

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regicide British  

/ ˈrɛdʒɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the killing of a king

2. a person who kills a king

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Other Word Forms

• regicidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of regicide

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

Example Sentences

The new French toast sticks are part of Wendy’s attempt at regicide.

From Washington Post

Unsurprisingly, it was the redesigned M2 MacBook Air to commit this regicide.

From The Verge

Since a brief 17th-century experiment with regicide and republicanism ended with the restoration of the royal family, the British monarchy has survived periods of unpopularity.

From New York Times

But another former minister, Colin Clark, has suggested it is Douglas Ross and the Scottish Tories who are putting the union at risk by supporting "regicide".

From BBC

Stephen Root, in a single scene as Porter, lifts the grim, forensic business of regicide and its aftermath into the realm of knockabout farce.

From New York Times