manslaught

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noun

Manslaughter.

OriginMiddle English manslagt ← Old English mansliht →
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Meanings

nounmanslaught (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableManslaughter.

Synonyms & antonyms

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chance-medley

Origin

  1. Old Englishmansliht“murder; killing of a person”
  2. Middle Englishmanslagt
  3. Englishmanslaught

From Middle English manslagt, manslaȝt, from Old English mansliht (“murder; killing of a person”), equivalent to man + slaught. Cognate with Middle Low German manslacht, Middle High German manslaht, Danish mandslæt.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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