uxoricide

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a husband who murders his wife
  2. noun the murder of a wife by her husband

Etymology

From French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide.

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