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Webster 1913 Edition

Tyrannicide

Ty-ran′ni-ciˊde

,

Noun.

[L.

tyrannicidium

the killing of a tyrant,

tyrannicida

the killer of a tyrant;

tyrannus

a tyrant +

caedere

to kill: cf. F.

tyrannicide

.]

1.

The act of killing a tyrant.

Hume.

2.

One who kills a tyrant.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tyrannicide

TYRAN'NICIDE

,

Noun.

[L. tyrannus, tyrant, and coedo, to fill.]

1.

The act of killing a tyrant.

2.

One who kills a tyrant.