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pat⋅ri⋅cide

  [pa-truh-sahyd, pey‑]
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–noun
1. the act of killing one's own father.
2. a person who commits such an act.
Origin:
1585–95; patri- + -cide

Related forms:
pat⋅ri⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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pat·ri·cide   (pāt'rĭ-sīd')   
n.  

  1. The act of murdering one's father.

  2. One who murders one's father.


[Late Latin patricīdium and patricīda : Latin patri-, patri- + -cīdium, -cīda, -cide.]
pat'ri·cid'al (pāt'rĭ-sīd'l) adj.
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Word Origin & History

patricide 
1593, from M.Fr. patricide, 1. "person who kills his father," 2. "act of killing one's father," from 1. L. patricida, 2. L. patricidium, from pater "father" + 1. cida "killer," 2. cidium "killing."
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pat·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'pa-tr&-"sId
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin patricida, from patr- pater father + -cida killer
1 : an individual who murders his or her father
2 : the murder of an individual's own father
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pat·ri·cide
Pronunciation: 'pa-tr&-"sId
Function: noun
: murder of a father by his son or daughter
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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