† suitorcideadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: suitor n., -cide comb. form¹.

Etymology: Irregularly < suitor n. + -cide comb. form¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Fatal to plaintiffs or petitioners in lawsuits (see suitor n. 5).Apparently coined by Sydney Smith and later only with reference to his use.

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1839 S. Smith Wks. I. Pref. p. ix To say a word against the suitorcide delays of the Court of Chancery..was treason against the Plousiocracy.

1900 Law Jrnl. 10 Feb. 106/2 It was the cause of all those suitorcide delays which brought reproach and obloquy upon the Court of Chancery, which made Sydney Smith liken it to a boa-constrictor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020).

单词	suitorcide
释义	† suitorcideadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: suitor n., -cide comb. form¹. Etymology: Irregularly < suitor n. + -cide comb. form¹. Obsolete. rare. Fatal to plaintiffs or petitioners in lawsuits (see suitor n. 5).Apparently coined by Sydney Smith and later only with reference to his use. ΚΠ 1839 S. Smith Wks. I. Pref. p. ix To say a word against the suitorcide delays of the Court of Chancery..was treason against the Plousiocracy. 1900 Law Jrnl. 10 Feb. 106/2 It was the cause of all those suitorcide delays which brought reproach and obloquy upon the Court of Chancery, which made Sydney Smith liken it to a boa-constrictor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020). < adj.1839
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