stillicide

noun

stil·li·cide | \ ˈstiləˌsīd\

plural -s

Definition of stillicide

1 archaic : a continual dripping

2 Roman, civil, & Scots law : the servitude of eavesdrop binding a servient tenement to receive from the dominant tenement rainwater from the eaves of a building located on the latter

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