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noun
The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A woman who has killed her husband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
the murder of a husband by his wife
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: murder, slaying, execution
History
From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).
Across languages
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