liberticide

[ li-bur-tuh-sahyd ]

noun

1. destruction of liberty.
2. a person who destroys liberty.

liberticide

/ lɪˈbɜːtɪˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a destroyer of freedom
2. the destruction of freedom

Derived Forms

• liˌbertiˈcidal, adjective

Other Words From

• li·berti·cidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of liberticide¹

First recorded in 1785–95; liberty + -cide

Example Sentences

A guard of Swiss stipendiaries is not enough for the liberticide schemes of the Capets.

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