uxoricide

ux·or·i·cide

noun
\ˌək-ˈsȯr-ə-ˌsīd, -ˈsär-; ˌəg-ˈzȯr-, -ˈzär-\

Definition of UXORICIDE

1

[Medieval Latin uxoricidium, from Latin uxor wife + -i- + -cidium -cide] : murder of a wife by her husband

2

[Latin uxor + English -i- + -cide] : a man who murders his wife

First Known Use of UXORICIDE

1733

Rhymes with UXORICIDE

by the wayside, dissatisfied, fit to be tied, formaldehyde, infanticide, initial side, insecticide, interallied, preoccupied, rodenticide, self-satisfied, terminal side, thalidomide, Trinitytide, tyrannicide