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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pat·ri·cide \\ˈpa-trə-ˌsīd\\ noun DATE 1593 1. [Latin patricida, from patr- + -cida -cide] : one who murders his or her own father 2. [Late Latin patricidium, from Latin patr- + -cidium -cide] : the murder of one's own father • pat·ri·cid·al \\ˌpa-trə-ˈsī-dəl\\ adjective English Etymology patricide 1. 1. "person who kills his father" (1593), 2. "act of killing one's father" (1625), from M.Fr . patricide, in both senses, from 1. L.patricida, 2. L. patricidium, from pater "father" + 1. cida "killer," 2. cidium "killing" (see -cide).http://M.Fr 2. 1593, from M.Fr . patricide, 1. "person who kills his father," 2. "act of killing one's father," from 1. L. patricida, 2. L. patricidium, from pater "father" + 1. cida "killer," 2. cidium "killing."http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 patricide patri·cide / 5pAtrisaid / noun[U, C] (formal) the crime of killing your father; a person who is guilty of this crime 弑父罪；弑父者 ⇨ compare fratricide , matricide , parricide Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pat·ri·cide \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīd\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin patricida, from patri- patr- + -cida -cide (killer); in sense 2, from Late Latin patricidium from Latin patri- + -cidium -cide (killing) 1. : one that murders his own father 2. : the murder of one's own father |
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