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marit·i·cide

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mariticidenoun

    the murder of a husband by his wife

Wiktionary

  1. mariticidenoun

    The act of killing one's spouse, especially the murder of a husband by his wife.

  2. mariticidenoun

    A woman who has killed her husband.

  3. Etymology: From maritus + -cide, from caedo

Wikidata

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mariticide in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mariticide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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