Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The killing of one's sister.
- noun One who kills one's own sister.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who kills his sister.
- noun The murder of a sister.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills one's own sister.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
killing of one'ssister - noun a
person whokills his/her sister
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots + –cide.]
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Latin sororicida ("one who kills his sister"), from soror ("sister").
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Examples
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As she has already unseated Lisa's father Frank as Governor, this match-up would make for great political theater and Republican fratricide, or perhaps sororicide.
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The intending sororicide and suicide is restored to his fastenings; his sister taken back to her tent; a trooper detailed to stand sentry beside and frustrate any attempt at a second escapade.
The Lone Ranche Mayne Reid 1850
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A Shadow That Remains Cast invents an infamous alleged sororicide, a crime for which the older sister is acquitted, vital evidence having gone missing before the trial.
Londonist 2010
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