fratricide
pronunciation
How to pronounce fratricide in British English:
UK [ˈfrætrɪsaɪd]
How to pronounce fratricide in American English:
US [ ˈfrætrɪsaɪd]
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- Noun:
- a person who murders their brother or sister
- the act of murdering your own brother or sister
- fire that injures or kills an ally
Word Origin
- fratricide (n.)
- mid-15c., "person who kills a brother;" 1560s, "act of killing a brother," from Latin fratricida "brother-slayer," from frater "brother" (see brother) + cida "killer;" in the later use from cidum "a killing," both from caedere "to kill, to cut down" (see -cide). Among several Old English words for this were broðorbana "one who kills a brother;" broðorcwealm "act of killing a brother."
Example
- 1. The crisis might have led to another civil war , but the population was not yet ready for another round of fratricide .
- 2. Because much of the baden army had mutinied and fought on the rebel side , this medal has been called the brudermordmedaille , somewhat antiseptically translated as " fratricide medal . "