aberemurder

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noun

premeditated murder

OriginOld English ǣbǣre morþ →
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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalpremeditated murder

    Yet they had degrees of blood-shed, and made a difference in the punishment; for some sprung from sudden passion, but other was forethought and purposed; which last they called Abere Murther, or Murther by foreplot or treachery[…]

    [1689, Nathaniel Bacon, An historical and political discourse of the laws & government of England, page 62

Origin

  1. Old Englishǣbǣre morþ
  2. Englishaberemurder

From Old English ǣbǣre morþ, from ǣbēr (“open, blatant”) + morþ (“murder”). The second element was assimilated to English murder.

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“aberemurder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberemurder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aberemurder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberemurder.

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