Tyrannicide

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tyrannicide \Ty*ran"ni*ci`de\, n. [L. tyrannicidium the killing
     of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a
     tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]
     1. The act of killing a tyrant. --Hume.
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     2. One who kills a tyrant.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tyrannicide
       n : killing a tyrant