English

Noun

mariticide ‎(plural mariticides)

1. The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
2. A woman who has killed her husband.

Usage notes

• The term mariticide is principally used to refer to the murder of a husband by his wife, rather than a general term for killing a spouse. The common term for the murder of a wife by her husband is uxoricide.

Derived terms

• mariticidal

Translations

See also

• uxoricide
• mariticide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia