noun
Meaning 1
One who murders one's wife.
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noun
One who murders one's wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The murdering of one's own wife.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the murder of a wife by her husband
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: murder, slaying, execution
noun
a husband who murders his wife
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Broader terms: husband, hubby, married man
History
Borrowed from French uxoricide or Latin uxor + English -icide.
From French uxoricide or Latin uxōricīdium.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.