mariticide
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).
Noun
[edit]mariticide (plural mariticides)
- The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
- A woman who has killed her husband.
Usage notes
[edit]- The more common term for the murder of a wife by her husband is uxoricide.
Synonyms
[edit]- (the killing of one’s husband): viricide
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the killing of one's husband
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a woman who kills her husband
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a man who kills his wife — see uxoricide
See also
[edit]- uxoricide
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