Ty*ran"ni*ci`de (?), n. [L. tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]
1.
The act of killing a tyrant.
Hume.
2.
One who kills a tyrant.
© Webster 1913.
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