patricide

Definitions

patri- (father, from Latin pater) + cide (killing) = the killing of one's father. It sits in a small set of family-killing words alongside matricide (mother) and fratricide (brother) — same -cide machine, with a relative named at the front.

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Greek tragedy is full of stories of patricide and revenge.

• 2.

  He was accused of patricide after his father's mysterious death.