parricidia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →parricidium, parricidi(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
parricide; murder of near relative; assassination (of head of state); treason;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
ad Marciam
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...mutuis furere concursibus nec classes classibus frangi nec parricidia aut fingi aut cogitari nec fora litibus strepere dies..."Liber XXXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...nobis dicta sint, haec aduersus Philippum, cuius domestica parricidia et cognatorum amicorumque caedes et libidinem inhumaniorem prope quam..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...interdiu virum conquiescere pati, ne gratuita praeterita parricidia essent: non sibi defuisse cui nupta diceretur..."