hospiticide
UK/hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/
hospiticide noun: one who kills his guest or host.
Noun
hospiticide (countable and uncountable, plural hospiticides)
- One who kills his guest or host.
- Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder, — found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his hostess to discover, with return of day, in whose blood were imbrued the hands of an hospiticide.1837, Edward Smallwood, Manuella, the Executioner’s Daughter ; A Story of Madrid, volume II, pages 275–276
- The act of a guest killing his host or vice versa, or an instance thereof.
- Anniversary of the Massacre of the Prado — the Defeat of Quesada — Murderous Reprisals — Hospiticides.1837, Edward Smallwood, Manuella, the Executioner’s Daughter ; A Story of Madrid, volume II, page 261
Forms of hospiticide
| plural | hospiticides |
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Origin of hospiticide
From Latin hospiticīda or *hospiticīdium, from hospes (“host, guest”) + -cīda (“killer”); equivalent to + -cide.
Questions about hospiticide
- What does hospiticide mean?
- Hospiticide means one who kills his guest or host.
- What part of speech is hospiticide?
- Hospiticide is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hospiticide?
- Hospiticide is pronounced /hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hospiticide?
- The plural of hospiticide is hospiticides.
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