n. 1. The act of murdering one's father. 2. One who murders one's father. [Late Latin patricīdium and patricīda : Latin patri-, patri- + Latin -cīdium and -cīda, -cide.] pat′ri·cidal (păt′rĭ-sīdl) adj. |
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