hospiticide

hospiticide
The killing of a host or the guest at an inn; the person who did the killing.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • hospiticide — noun /hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/ a) One who kills his guest or host.<ref name= OED1 /><ref name= OED2 /><ref name= Glos. >Glossographia; or, a dictionary interpreting the hard words of whatsoever language, now used in our refined English… …   Wiktionary

  • hospiticide — /haspitasayd/ One that kills his guest or host …   Black's law dictionary

  • hospiticide — /haspitasayd/ One that kills his guest or host …   Black's law dictionary

  • hospiticide — hoˈspiticide rare 0. [ad. rare L. hospiticīda, f. hospes, hospit guest + cīda, cide 1.] One who kills his guest or host. (Blount Glossogr. 1656.) …   Useful english dictionary

  • imbrue — verb To stain (in, with, blood, slaughter, etc.). Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder,   found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his… …   Wiktionary

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