regicide
regicide · regicides
цареубийство, цареубийца
Königsmord, Königsmörder, Fürstenmord, Fürstenmörder
The killing of a kingThe killing of a king.
/ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/
» Is regicide a crime or a punishment?
Meaning
2 sensesThe killing of a king.
Königsmord, Fürstenmord
цареуби́йствоcareubíjstvo
the act of killing a king
One who kills a king.
Königsmörder, Fürstenmörder
цареуби́йцаcareubíjca
someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king
Examples
3 sentencesIs regicide a crime or a punishment?
Regicide is a foil to the divine right of kings.
Tom is a regicide.
deTom ist ein Königsmörder.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
the killing of a king:
one who kills a king:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
the killing of a king:
one who kills a king:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rēgicidium (“king-killing”)Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rēgicidium (“king-killing”)
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