Uxoricide Definition

ŭk-sôrĭ-sīd, ŭg-zôr-
noun
The murder of a wife by her husband.
Webster's New World
A man who murders his wife.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Uxoricide

Noun

Singular:
uxoricide
Plural:
uxoricides

Origin of Uxoricide

  • Medieval Latin uxōricīdium Latin uxor wife Latin -cīdium -cide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin uxor +"Ž -cide.

    From Wiktionary

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UUXUXO

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EDEIDE

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