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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
patricide /ˈpatrɪsʌɪd/

▶noun the killing of one's father.

■ a person who kills their father.

– derivatives
patricidal adjective.

– origin C17: from late L. patricidium, alt. of L. parricidium (see parricide).

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