fratricide
the act of killing one's brother or a member of one’s own tribe or group.
a person who kills their brother or a member of their own tribe or group.
Origin of fratricide
1Other words from fratricide
- frat·ri·cid·al [fra-tri-sahyd-l], /ˌfræ trɪˈsaɪd l/, adjective
Words Nearby fratricide
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How to use fratricide in a sentence
Hillary Rodham Clinton must be reveling in the latest round of Republican fratricide.
When Cain was first shut up in the prison of the Law he felt no pang at the fratricide he had committed.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians | Martin LutherA minute ago you were a fratricide, and now, thanks to the absolution that I gave you, you are white as snow.
The Poniard's Hilt | Eugne SueAye—even a fratricide—because forsooth of the crime of the grace that her brother possessed?
The Royal Pawn of Venice | Mrs. Lawrence TurnbullOn his accession he had not found it necessary to clear his path and prevent further trouble by the usual remedy of fratricide.
The Walls of Constantinople | Bernard Granville Baker
Not that it signifies in the least in Nepaul whether a man is a fratricide or prefers making away with more distant relatives.
A Journey to Katmandu | Laurence Oliphant
British Dictionary definitions for fratricide
/ (ˈfrætrɪˌsaɪd, ˈfreɪ-) /
the act of killing one's brother
a person who kills his brother
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
Origin of fratricide
1Derived forms of fratricide
- fratricidal, adjective
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