tyrannicide

noun
/taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/US

Etymology

From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīdium. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.

  1. derived from tyrannicīda
  2. derived from tyrannicide
  3. borrowed from tyrannicide

Definitions

  1. The killing of a tyrant.

  2. Someone who kills a tyrant.

    • Princip had even found time to learn by heart the entirety of The Mountain Wreath, Petrović-Njegos's stirring epic celebration of the selfless tyrannicide Miloš Obilić.

The neighborhood

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