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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