About The Word Regicide
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Regicide
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What's The Definition Of Regicide?
[n] the act of killing a king
[n] someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king Synonyms | Synonyms for Regicide: Related Terms | Find terms related to Regicide: See Also | kill | killer | killing | putting to death | slayer Regicide In Webster's Dictionary \Reg"i*cide\ (r?j"?*s?d), n. [F. r['e]gicide; L. rex,
regis, a king + caedere to kill. Cf. {Homicide}.]
1. One who kills or who murders a king; specifically
(Eng.Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to
death.
2. The killing or the murder of a king.
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