Dictionary
Thesaurus
Quotes
Encyclopedia
Translator
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Did you know: What infamous fruit has a mighty stink, yet can also taste like banana and caramel?

fratricidal

 - 4 dictionary results

frat·ri·cide

   [fra-tri-sahyd, frey-]
–noun
1.
a person who kills his or her brother.
2.
the act of killing one's brother.
Use fratricidal in a Sentence
Origin:
1490–1500; (def. 1) < MF < frātricīda, equiv. to frātri- (comb. form of frāter) brother + -cīda -cide; (def. 2) < MF < LL frātricīdium, equiv. to frātricīd(a) + -ium n. suffix

—Related forms
frat·ri·cid·al, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To fratricidal
World English Dictionary
fratricide (ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd, ˈfreɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  the act of killing one's brother
2.  a person who kills his brother
3.  military the destruction of or interference with a nuclear missile before it can strike its target caused by the earlier explosion of a warhead at a nearby target
 
[C15: from Latin frātricīda; see frater1, -cide]
 
fratri'cidal
 
—adj

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

fratricide
mid-15c., from L. fratricida, from frater "brother" + cida "killer," or cidum "a killing," both from caedere "to kill, to cut down" (see concise). Related: Fratricidal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: frat·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'fra-tr&-"sId
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin fratricida, from fratr- frater brother + -cida killing
1 : one that murders or kills his or her own brother or sister or an individual (as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
2 : the act of a fratricide —frat·ri·cid·al /"fra-tr&-'sId-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see fratricidal on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitter
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved.
Partner Sites:
MerchantCircleThe Daily BeastUrbanspoonAsk AnswersAsk KidsBloglinesSendoriMotifAnswers