Definition of Regicide

the killing of a king

Examples of Regicide in a sentence

The man was charged with regicide after killing the king.  🔊

If a person wins at chess, they have committed regicide due to killing the king.  🔊

Regicide was something that kings feared, especially if there were people who wanted to overtake the throne.  🔊

A vast history of regicide was something that plagued the country’s royalty.  🔊

The group was planning on regicide as a means to end the reign of the corrupt king.  🔊

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