Meanings
tyrannicide1
plural tyrannicides
- countableuncountableThe killing of a tyrant.
tyrannicide2
plural tyrannicides
- Someone who kills a tyrant.
Princip had even found time to learn by heart the entirety of The Mountain Wreath, Petrović-Njegos's stirring epic celebration of the selfless tyrannicide Miloš Obilić.
2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 51
Origin
tyrannicide · noun
- Latintyrannicīda
- Middle Frenchtyrannicide
- Frenchtyrannicide
- Englishtyrannicide
From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīda. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.
More words from French, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →tyrannicide · noun
- Latintyrannicīdium
- Middle Frenchtyrannicide
- Frenchtyrannicide
- Englishtyrannicide
From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīdium. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.
More words from French, Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French tyrannicide, tyrannicide
- tyrannicidekilling of a tyrant
- tyrannicidesomeone who kills a tyrant
German Tyrannenmord
- Tyrannenmordkilling of a tyrant
Latin tyrannicidium
- tyrannicidiumkilling of a tyrant
Spanish tiranicidio
- tiranicidiokilling of a tyrant
Cite this entry
tyrannicide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyrannicide
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