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tyrannicide (s) (noun), tyrannicides (pl)
1. The slayer of a tyrant: In the story Jim read, the tyrannicide killed the oppressor of his family.
2. The killing of a despot: Tyrannicide describes the slaying of an authoritarian, slave-driver, dictator, etc.
This entry is located in the following units: -cide, -cides, -cidal (page 12) tyrann-, tyranni-, tyran- (page 1)