Tȳ-răn'ni-cīde, n.

n. [Lat. tyrannicidium, the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida, the killer of a tyrant, from tyrannus, a tyrant, and cædere, to kill; Fr. tyrannicide, Sp. tiranicidio, the killing of a tyrant, Fr. tyrannicide, It. tiranicida, Sp. tiranicida, the killer of a tyrant.]

1. The act of killing a tyrant.
2. One who kills a tyrant.