mariticide

English

Etymology

From Latin maritus (“married, husband”) +‎ -cide, from caedere (“to kill”).

Noun

mariticide (plural mariticides)

  1. The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
  2. A woman who has killed her husband.

Usage notes
  • The more common term for the murder of a wife by her husband is uxoricide.

Synonyms
  • (the killing of one’s husband): viricide

Derived terms

Translations
a man who kills his wife — see uxoricide

See also
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