patricide

father-killing; father-killer

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A compact two-panel sequence establishes a father raising his son, then shows the grown son killing that same father in a non-graphic shooting.

noun

patricide

PAT-rih-side/ˈpætrɪsaɪd/

The killing of one's own father.

Etymology

patricideFrenchfather-killing; father-killer

French patricide already named both the father-killer and the act; this sense selects the act. Its deeper derivation from Latin elements meaning 'father' and 'killing' is presumed rather than securely attested.

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