n. [ F., fr. L. parricida; pater father + caedere to kill. See Father, Homicide, and cf. Patricide. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. [ L. parricidium. ] The act or crime of murdering one's own father or any ancestor. [ 1913 Webster ]