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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
regicide en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- rĕj'ə-sīd
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rēgicidium (“king-killing”)
Meanings
-
The killing of a king.
Forms
Coordinates
reginacide
Deriveds
regicidal · regicider · regicidism
Hyponyms
tyrannicide · assassination
Translations (31)
pt regicídio (the killing of a king) · ko 시역 (the killing of a king) · el βασιλοκτονία (the killing of a king) · ca regicidi (the killing of a king) · cmn 弒君 /弑君 (the killing of a king) · sh регѝцӣд (the killing of a king) · de Fürstenmord (the killing of a king) · da kongemord (the killing of a king) · es regicidio (the killing of a king) · ur بادشاہ کا قتل (the killing of a king) · sv kungamord (the killing of a king) · mk кралоубиство (the killing of a king) · nl koningsmoord (the killing of a king) · bg цареубийство (the killing of a king) · it regicidio (the killing of a king) · sk kráľovražda (the killing of a king) · hu királygyilkosság (the killing of a king) · sh careubistvo (the killing of a king) · fr régicide (the killing of a king) · ro regicid (the killing of a king) · cs královražda (the killing of a king) · ja 弑逆 (the killing of a king) · ru цареуби́йство (the killing of a king) · nl regicide (the killing of a king) · sh regìcīd (the killing of a king) · sh kraljoubistvo (the killing of a king) · nl vorstenmoord (the killing of a king) · pl królobójstwo (the killing of a king) · ja 王殺し (the killing of a king) · fi kuninkaanmurha (the killing of a king) · de Königsmord (the killing of a king)
regicide en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- rĕj'ə-sīd
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rēgicida (“king-killer”).
Meanings
-
One who kills a king.
The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.
2014 September 15, Martin Gayford, “There's more to Ming than a vase [print version: 16 August 2014, pp. R6–R7]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):
Forms
Coordinates
reginacide
Hyponyms
tyrannicide · assassin
Synonyms
regicider · kingslayer
Translations (30)
es regicida (one who kills a king) · ca regicida (one who kills a king) · hu királygyilkos (one who kills a king) · mk кралоу́биец (one who kills a king) · cmn 弒君者 /弑君者 (one who kills a king) · hy արքայասպան (one who kills a king) · nl koningsmoordenaar (one who kills a king) · de Königsmörder (one who kills a king) · it regicida (one who kills a king) · ur بادشاہ کا قاتل (one who kills a king) · ru цареуби́йца (one who kills a king) · ga rímharfóir (one who kills a king) · pl królobójca (one who kills a king) · nl vorstenmoordenaar (one who kills a king) · sv kungamördare (one who kills a king) · sh kraljoubica (one who kills a king) · da kongemorder (one who kills a king) · pt regicida (one who kills a king) · sk kráľovrah (one who kills a king) · pl królobójczyni (one who kills a king) · sq mbretvrasës (one who kills a king) · fr régicide (one who kills a king) · sh careubica (one who kills a king) · fi kuninkaansurmaaja (one who kills a king) · el βασιλοκτόνος (one who kills a king) · bg цареубиец (one who kills a king) · eo reĝmurdinto (one who kills a king) · de Fürstenmörder (one who kills a king) · eo reĝmortiginto (one who kills a king) · cs královrah (one who kills a king)