FRATRICIDE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of FRATRICIDE is the act of murdering or killing one's own brother or sister or an individual (as a countryman) having a relationship like that of a brother or sister
Fratricide - Wikipedia Fratricide (from Latin fratricidium; from frater 'brother' and -cīdium 'killing' – the assimilated root of caedere 'to kill, cut down') is the act of killing one's own brother
fratricide - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Terms related to familicide include filicide (the killing of one's child or children), uxoricide (the killing of one's wife), fratricide or sororicide (the killing of one's brother or sister), avunculicide (the killing of one's uncle), and nepoticide (the killing of one's nephew)
FRATRICIDE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com FRATRICIDE definition: the act of killing one's brother or a member of one’s own tribe or group See examples of fratricide used in a sentence
What is Fratricide? (with pictures) - MyLawQuestions Fratricide is the murder of one brother by another, although the term may also be used to describe a murder between siblings of either sex The concept is steeped in ancient history and legend, and is often employed as a literary device to illustrate rivalry and power struggles within families