Definition of Hospiticide

1. Noun. (rare) One who kills his guest or host.''Glossographia; or, a dictionary interpreting the hard words of whatsoever language, now used in our refined English tongue'' by Thomas Blount (1656) ¹

2. Noun. (rare) The act of a guest killing his host or ''vice versa'', or an instance thereof.''A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law'' by Arthur English (1987; [ Wm. S. Hein Publishing]; ISBN 0837721040), [ page 423] ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hospiticide

hospitality
hospitalizable
hospitalization
hospitalization insurance
hospitalizations
hospitalize
hospitalized
hospitalizes
hospitalizing
hospitaller
hospitallers
hospitals
hospitate
hospitation
hospitia
hospiticide (current term)
hospiticides
hospitium
hospitiums
hospodar
hospodars
hoss
hosses
host
host-parasite relations
host-vector system
host cell
host range
host range mutant
host response

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