matricide

matricide
matricide (n.) 1590s, "action of killing one's mother," from Fr. matricide, from L. matricida "mother-killer," and matricidium "mother-killing," from comb. form of mater "mother" (see MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.1)) + -cida "killer," and -cidium "a killing," from caedere "to slay" (see -CIDE (Cf. -cide)). Meaning "one who kills his mother" is 1630s. Related: Matricidal (adj.). Old English had moðorslaga "matricide, mother-slayer."

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  • matricide — 1. (ma tri si d ) s. m. et f. Celui, celle qui a tué sa mère.    On dit plutôt, même en parlant d une mère, parricide : le parricide Oreste. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. matricida, de mater, mère, et caedere, tuer. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE 1. MATRICIDE.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Matricide — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. [L. matricida: cf. F. matricide.] One who murders one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • matricide — mat·ri·cide / ma trə ˌsīd/ n [Latin matricidium, from matr mater mother + cidium killing] 1: the murder of a mother by her son or daughter 2 [Latin matricida, from matr + cida killer]: a person who murders his or her mother Merriam Webster’s… …   Law dictionary

  • matricide — ► NOUN 1) the killing of one s mother. 2) a person who kills their mother. DERIVATIVES matricidal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin mater mother + cidium killing …   English terms dictionary

  • matricide — [ma′trə sīd΄, mā′trə sīd΄] n. [L matricidium < mater, MOTHER1 + caedere, to kill: see CIDE] 1. the act of murdering one s mother 2. [L matricida] a person who does this matricidal adj …   English World dictionary

  • matricide — 1. matricide [ matrisid ] n. • 1580; lat. matricida ♦ Rare Personne qui a tué sa mère. ⇒ 1. parricide. Adjt Enfant matricide. matricide 2. matricide [ matrisid ] n. m. • 1521; lat. matricidium ♦ Rare Crime de la personne qui a tué sa mère. ⇒ 2.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Matricide — Orestes Pursued by the Furies by William Adolphe Bouguereau. Clytemnestra was murdered by Orestes and the Furies torment him for his crime …   Wikipedia

  • matricide — See patricide. See patricide, parricide, matricide …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • matricide — ma·tri·cide || meɪtrɪsaɪd n. murder of one s mother, one who commits matricide …   English contemporary dictionary

  • matricide — noun Date: 1594 1. [Latin matricidium, from matr + cidium cide] murder of a mother by her son or daughter 2. [Latin matricida, from matr + cida cide] one that murders his or her mother • matricidal adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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