Matricide

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:05:02

Mat"ri*cide (?), n. [L. matricidium; mater mother + coedere to kill, slay: cf. F. matricide. See Mother, and cf. Homicide.]

1.

The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.

2. [L. matricida: cf. F. matricide.]

One who murders one's own mother.

 

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