tyrannicide

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ty=ran=ni=cide

CIDE DICTIONARY

tyrannicide, n. [L. tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.].

•  The act of killing a tyrant.  Hume.  [1913 Webster]
•  One who kills a tyrant.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tyrannicide, n.
1 the act or an instance of killing a tyrant.
2 the killer of a tyrant.

Derivative

tyrannicidal adj.

Etymology

F f. L tyrannicida, -cidium (as TYRANT, -CIDE)