What does mariticide mean?
Definitions for mariticide
marit·i·cide
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Princeton's WordNet
mariticidenoun
the murder of a husband by his wife
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mariticidenoun
The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.
mariticidenoun
A woman who has killed her husband.
Etymology: From maritus + -cide, from caedo
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Mariticide
Mariticide literally means murder of one's husband. The murder of a wife is given the name uxoricide. In England the punishment until 1790 was to be strangled and burnt at the stake.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mariticide in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mariticide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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