mariticide
Meanings
Plural: mariticides
Noun
- the murder of a husband by his wife
- The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
- A woman who has killed her husband.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).
Synonyms
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