Meaning & use
patricide
The killing of one's own father, or a person who commits this act.
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The ancient tragedy centers on a prophecy of patricide that the hero cannot escape.
Historians debate whether the emperor's death was an accident or an act of patricide.
A note on using this word
Patricide is one of a family of words for killing relatives, alongside 'matricide' (mother) and 'fratricide' (brother).
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