UXORICIDE

uxoricide

(noun) the murder of a wife by her husband

uxoricide

(noun) a husband who murders his wife

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

uxoricide (countable and uncountable, plural uxoricides)

One who murders his or her wife.

The murdering of one's own wife.

Antonyms

• mariticide (“murder of one's husband”)

Hypernyms

• mariticide (“murder of one's spouse”)

Source: Wiktionary


Ux*or"i*cide, n. Etym: [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.]

1. The murder of a wife by her husband.

2. One who murders his wife.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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