kinslayer

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noun

One who slays his or her own kin; a parricide.

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Meanings

nounkinslayer (plural kinslayers)

plural kinslayers

  1. rareOne who slays his or her own kin; a parricide.

    I would not invoke the curse of a kinslayer.

    1982, Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon
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    Associated by the poet with Cain, primordial kinslayer and therefore symbol of elemental social disunity, he stalks abroad, ravaging only by night...

    1978, Michael James Swanton, editor, Beowulf

Origin

From kin + slayer.

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APA

kinslayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinslayer

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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