Meanings
plural mariticides
- countableuncountableThe act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
Katherine Crockett failed to ignite the big solo in which the title character relishes the ax she will use to commit mariticide.
2014 March 20, Alastair Macaulay, “Tales of Legends and Curiosities”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2014Synonyms: husbandicide, viricide
- countableA woman who has killed her husband.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
Origin
- Latinmaritus“married, husband”
- Englishmariticide
From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) + -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish miehenmurha, miehenmurhaaja
- miehenmurhathe killing of one's husband
- miehenmurhaajaa woman who kills her husband
Polish mężobójstwo, mężobójczyni
- mężobójstwothe killing of one's husband
- mężobójczynia woman who kills her husband
Russian мужеуби́йство, мужеуби́йца
- мужеуби́йство (mužeubíjstvo)the killing of one's husband
- мужеуби́йца (mužeubíjca)a woman who kills her husband
Cite this entry
mariticide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariticide
“mariticide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mariticide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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