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
- mariticide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia