What does fratricide mean in English? Meaning of fratricide definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "fratricide" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "fratricide": a person who murders their brother or sister
Noun
Meaning: a person who murders their brother or sister
Synonyms: fratricide
Hypernyms: liquidator
manslayer
murderer
Meaning of "fratricide": fire that injures or kills an ally
Noun
Meaning: fire that injures or kills an ally
Synonyms: fratricide
friendly fire
Hypernyms: fire
firing
Meaning of "fratricide": the murder of your sibling
Noun
Meaning: the murder of your sibling
Synonyms: fratricide
Hypernyms: execution
murder
slaying
Adjective: The killing of one's brother (or sister). 1856, Mrs. William Busk, Mediæval Popes, Emperors, Kings, and Crusaders: Or, Germany, Italy and Palestine, from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1268[1], volume IV, London: Hookham and Sons, OCLC 2480341, page 294: The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation. 2014, Albert Lee Strickland, “Familicide”, in Michael John Brennan editor, The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects, Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 978-1-4408-0344-4, page 205–206: Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).1856, Mrs. William Busk, Mediæval Popes, Emperors, Kings, and Crusaders: Or, Germany, Italy and Palestine, from A.D. 1125 to A.D. 1268[1], volume IV, London: Hookham and Sons, OCLC 2480341, page 294: The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation.2014, Albert Lee Strickland, “Familicide”, in Michael John Brennan editor, The A–Z of Death and Dying: Social, Medical, and Cultural Aspects, Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 978-1-4408-0344-4, page 205–206: Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew).A person who commits this crime. 1936, H. A. L. Fisher, A History of Europe, Edward Arnold Publishers, p.376, The conversion of Russia to Christianity was effected, it would seem by a monster of cruelty and lust. That Vladimir (980–1015) was a fratricide, who maintained 3,500 concubines, has not prevented his canonization as a saint.1936, H. A. L. Fisher, A History of Europe, Edward Arnold Publishers, p.376, The conversion of Russia to Christianity was effected, it would seem by a monster of cruelty and lust. That Vladimir (980–1015) was a fratricide, who maintained 3,500 concubines, has not prevented his canonization as a saint.(military, by extension) The intentional or unintentional killing of a comrade in arms. 1999, Richard M. Swain, Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Storm, DIANE Publishing, page 180, From January on, Third Army also spent a good deal of energy trying to solve the problem of fratricide, the killing or injuring of one's own forces by what is ironically called 'friendly fire,'...1999, Richard M. Swain, Lucky War: Third Army in Desert Storm, DIANE Publishing, page 180, From January on, Third Army also spent a good deal of energy trying to solve the problem of fratricide, the killing or injuring of one's own forces by what is ironically called 'friendly fire,'...
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