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Meaning of regicide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/

Definitions

  1. The killing of a king.
  2. One who kills a king.

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Examples

“The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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