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Webster 1913 Edition

Matricide

Mat′ri-cide

,
Noun.
[L.
matricidium
;
mater
mother +
coedere
to kill, slay: cf. F.
matricide
. See
Mother
, and cf.
Homicide
.]
1.
The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.
2.
[L.
matricida
: cf. F.
matricide
.]
One who murders one’s own mother.

Webster 1828 Edition

Matricide

MAT'RICIDE

,
Noun.
[L. matricidium; mater, mother, and coedo, to slay.]
1.
The killing or murder of a mother.
2.
The killer or murderer of his mother.

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