• Tyrannicide

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /taı'ɹænısaıd/

    Origin

    From French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīda.

    Full definition of tyrannicide

    Noun

    tyrannicide

    (plural tyrannicides)
    1. The killing of a tyrant.
    2. Someone who kills a tyrant.
      • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 51: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 MiloÅ¡ Obilić.
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