fratricide Copy link Outline I. The murderer1. frātrĭcīda, m.2. frātris interfector, Quint.3. parrĭcīda (the murderer of a relative nearly related by blood)II. The crime1. frāternum parrĭcīdium, Cic. Clu. 11, 31; fratris parr., Liv. 40, 24.2. frāterna nex (poet.) • fratricide: I. The murderer: 1. frātrĭcīda, m.: Nep. 2. frātris interfector, Quint.: v. murderer. 3. parrĭcīda (the murderer of a relative nearly related by blood): used of Jugurtha, Flor. 3, 1, 6: cf. ib. 1, 3, 6, where the term is applied to Horatius. II. The crime: 1. frāternum parrĭcīdium, Cic. Clu. 11, 31; fratris parr., Liv. 40, 24. 2. frāterna nex (poet.): Hor. Epod. 7, 18.
FRATRICIDE Copy link • FRATRICIDEMurderer of his brother, fratricida: parricida (murderer of any near relation). Murder of a brother, parricidium fraternum: fraterna nex: fratris eaedes: from context, parricidium only (murder of any near relation): fratricidium (late). To commit fratricide, manus sanguine fraterno cruentare (after Nep., Epam., 10, 3); parricidio fraterno contaminari; also, fratrem necare or vita privare.