Crossword clues for uxoricide
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uxoricide \Ux*or"i*cide\, n. [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.]
The murder of a wife by her husband.
One who murders his wife.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1830, "one who kills his wife;" 1835, "the murder of one's wife," from French uxoricide (in use 1820s) from Latin uxor "wife" (see uxorious) + -cide. Related: Uxoricidal.
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who murders his or her wife. 2 The murdering of one's own wife.
Wikipedia
Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning "wife" and -cide, from caedere meaning "to cut, to kill") is murder of one's wife or romantic partner. It can refer to the act itself or the person who carries it out.
Usage examples of "uxoricide".
He didn't yet have any idea how closely this Afterlife matched the various versions he'd heard about or imagined on Earth, but it didn't make much difference: there weren't many of them that welcomed uxoricides with open arms.