Mariticide Definition

noun
The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
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A woman who has killed her husband.
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Other Word Forms of Mariticide

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Singular:
mariticide
Plural:
mariticides

Origin of Mariticide

  • From Latin maritus (“married", "husband”) +‎ --cide, from caedere (“to kill”)

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