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tyrannicidal

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ty⋅ran⋅ni⋅cide

  [ti-ran-uh-sahyd, tahy-]
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–noun
1. the act of killing a tyrant.
2. a person who kills a tyrant.
Origin:
1640–50; < L tyrrannicīdium (def. 1), tyrannicīda (def. 2). See tyrant, -i- -cide

Related forms:
ty⋅ran⋅ni⋅cid⋅al, adjective
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ty·ran·ni·cide   (tĭ-rān'ĭ-sīd')   
n.  

  1. The killing of a tyrant or despot.

  2. One who kills a tyrant or despot.


[Greek turannos, tyrant + -cide.]
ty·ran'ni·ci'dal (-sīd'l) adj.
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