uxoricide
noun
ux·or·i·cide
ˌək-ˈsȯr-ə-ˌsīd
-ˈsär-;
ˌəg-ˈzȯr-
-ˈzär-
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
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