Main Entry: felo–de–se

Pronunciation: \ˌfe-lō-də-ˈsā, -ˈsē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural fe·lo·nes–de–se \fə-ˌlō-(ˌ)nēz-də-\ or felos–de–se \ˌfe-lōz-də-\

Etymology: Medieval Latin felo de se, fello de se, literally, evildoer in respect to oneself

Date: 1607

1 : a person who commits suicide or who dies from the effects of having committed an unlawful malicious act
2 : an act of deliberate self-destruction : suicide