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Noun: patricide  'pa-tri,sId
  1. The murder of your father
    "The ancient myth featured an act of patricide"; "The investigation revealed that the patricide was premeditated"
     
  2. A person who murders their father
    "The patricide was overcome with guilt after committing the heinous act"

Derived forms: patricides

Type of: parricide

Encyclopedia: Patricide