patricide

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

pat·ri·cide / ˈpatrəˌsīd/ • n. the killing of one's father. ∎  a person who kills their father. DERIVATIVES: pat·ri·cid·al / ˌpatrəˈsīdl/ adj.


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Beilein's son Pat hoping for significant role: Invited walk-on looking forward to being Mountaineer
; ...think his way is the only way." Pat said once he received an adequate...knew he wanted to play for his father. One peculiarity of their relationship is that Pat played only for his father one other time - as an 8-year-o...That does, however, mean Pat cannot use staff such as ... Read more
Owner of Orono landmark Pat's Pizza dies at 93 Pat Farnsworth loved by family, UM alums
; ...s what he'd do,'" he said. Pat Farnsworth's daughters Pam...the basement office at his father's desk. "She reminds me so...cash register." Reaction to Pat Farnsworth's death was swift...he lived." "We all feel that Pat was a town icon, very much...Hall on Thursday night. "But Pat's Pizza in ... Read more
The funny thing is that I never wanted to be an actor or comedian ..I just lived to play music; The D'Unbelievable route that took Pat Shortt to fame and fortune.(News)
; FUNNYMAN Pat Shortt insists he...Irish film This Is My Father, Angela's Ashes and...stage work at all. Pat has just finished...did in This Is My Father is more like straight...that kind of stuff. Pat also became a cult...Channel 4 comedy show Father Ted, opposite the... Read more
DAY BY DAY; EX-ORANGEMAN PAT KELLY FIGHTS BRAIN TUMOR.(Sports)
; ...when Kelly returned home, his father told him in no uncertain terms...team coming off a 2-9 season. Pat Kelly's father was a Marine. He was a tough nut who was tough on Pat, his only son. If Pat got into trouble, his father ordered him to read an encyclopedia... Read more
Father and Son Game; Inspired by Pat, Bobby Williams Trying to Manage It All as First-Year Skipper for the Vermont Expos
; ...the Merrimack River. Pat Williams has traded...O'Neal. He is also the father of 19 children, has...man, something his father is not. This becomes...the third baseman. Pat bursts to life. "Boot...tell people he is Pat Williams's son. In...tough to do with a father who can instantly... Read more
UW FATHER, BC BROTHERS BADGERS' MIKE EAVES WILL COACH AGAINST SONS BEN AND PAT FRIDAY.(SPORTS)
; ...21-year-old Ben and 18-year-old Pat, will occupy the other as...in the footsteps of their father? Why did they end up in Boston...right mix, Ben replied. The father then counseled his son. I...won in 2001 -- just like his father (Mike got his with UW in 1977...the BC captain this season. ... Read more
TENNIS: Greatest Sporting moment No 31: I wanted dad to be first to Pat me on back at SW19; CASH SHARED GLORY WITH FATHER.(Sport)
; Byline: GAVIN BERRY PAT CASH'S climb through the seats...breathtaking manner in which Pat demolished Ivan Lendl in straight...The sight of him hugging his father, Patrick senior, in a scene...much their triumph as mine. And Pat, now part of the BBC's Wimbledon...series of crippling injuries - ... Read more
I was violent, depressed and hooked on cocaine. Now my wife has left me. Only my sons saved me from suicide; Ex-Wimbledon champion Pat Cash reveals how tennis destroyed his life.
; ...rehabilitation clinic. I met Pat, 37, at London's exclusive...his twice-pierced ear. But Pat remains a king of sorts at...the commentary box to hug his father after winning Wimbledon at...best.' Tennis may have made Pat Cash, but it also almost broke...Catholic in the Melbourne suburbs, Pat ... Read more
Did Pat Robertson use clout to avoid combat?
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Pat J. Cavallo of St. Charles.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
; Pat J. Cavallo of St. Charles Pat J. Cavallo, 68, passed away Sunday Dec. 23, 2007, at Delnor...hospitalized Dec. 16, following a heart attack at his home. Pat was born Sept. 2, 1939, in Fairmont, W.Va., and grew up to work in the local box factory with his father and uncles. In the mid-50s, he came ... Read more

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