patricide

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who murders their father
  2. noun the murder of your father

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French patricide or Latin patricīdium. Equivalent to patri- + -cide.

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