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Added 9 October 2026

regicide

/ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/ noun

Latin root: rēgicidium Wiktionary

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The killing of a king.

noun

One who kills a king. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Origin

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rēgicidium (“king-killing”)

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