sororicide

American

[suh-rawr-uh-sahyd, -ror-] / səˈrɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈrɒr- /

noun

the act of killing one's own sister.
a person who kills their sister.

sororicide British

/ səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd /

noun

the act of killing one's own sister
a person who kills his or her sister

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Other Word Forms

sororicidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of sororicide

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin sorōricīda “one who kills his sister,” -cīdium “the act of killing one's sister,” equivalent to sorōr- (stem of soror ) sister + -cīda, -cīdium -cide

Example Sentences

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There was additional shrapnel because, coming from a fellow New Yorker writer, this was the most brazen act of sororicide since Goneril poisoned Regan in “King Lear.”

From New York Times

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