- uxoricide
- noun Date: 1733 1. [Medieval Latin uxoricidium, from Latin uxor wife + -i- + -cidium -cide] murder of a wife by her husband 2. [Latin uxor + English -i- + -cide] a man who murders his wife
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Uxoricide — Ux*or i*cide, n. [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.] [1913 Webster] 1. The murder of a wife by her husband. [1913 Webster] 2. One who murders his wife. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uxoricide — [yksɔʀisid] n. m. ÉTYM. 1531; du lat. uxor « épouse », et (i)cide. ❖ ♦ Didactique. I Meurtre de l épouse par le mari. II (1628 … Encyclopédie Universelle
uxoricide — (n.) 1854, the murder of one s wife; 1860, one who kills his wife, from L. uxor wife (see UXORIOUS (Cf. uxorious)) + CIDE (Cf. cide). Related: Uxoricidal … Etymology dictionary
uxoricide — [uk sôr′ə sīd΄, ukzôr′ə sīd΄] n. [< L uxor, wife (see UXORIOUS) + CIDE] 1. the murder of a wife by her husband 2. a man who murders his wife uxoricidal adj … English World dictionary
Uxoricide — Homicide Murder … Wikipedia
uxoricide — uxoricidal, adj. /uk sawr euh suyd , sohr , ug zawr , zohr /, n. 1. the act of murdering one s wife. 2. a man who murders his wife. [1855 60; < L uxor wife + I + CIDE] * * * … Universalium
uxoricide — The murder of a wife by her husband, and the man who commits such a crime … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
uxoricide — killing of one s own wife Killing and Killers … Phrontistery dictionary
uxoricide — n. murder of a wife; man who murders his wife … English contemporary dictionary
uxoricide — [ʌk sɔ:rɪsʌɪd] noun the killing of one s wife. ↘a man who kills his wife. Derivatives uxoricidal adjective Origin C19: from L. uxor wife + cide … English new terms dictionary
