sororicide


so·ror·i·cide

S0571100 (sə-rôr′ĭ-sīd′, -rŏr′-)n.1. The killing of one's sister.2. One who kills one's own sister.
[Latin soror, sister; see swesor- in Indo-European roots + -cide.]
so·ror′i·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.

sororicide

(səˈrɒrɪˌsaɪd) n1. the act of killing one's own sister2. a person who kills his or her sister[C17: from Latin sorōricīda one who murders his sister, from soror sister + caedere to slay] soˌroriˈcidal adj

so•ror•i•cide

(səˈrɔr əˌsaɪd, -ˈrɒr-)

n. 1. a person who kills his or her sister. 2. the act of killing one's own sister. [1650–60; < Latin]

sororicide

1. the killing of one’s sister.
2. a person who has killed his sister. — sororicidal, adj.See also: Killing
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