parricidium

parrĭcīdĭum, ii, n. [id.], the murder of one's father or parents, parricide.

I.

Lit.:

patris et patrui parricidium,

Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 26, 73.—

B.

Trop., parricide:

vituperare quisquam vitae parentem (philosophiam) et hoc parricidio se inquinare audet?

Cic. Tusc. 5, 2, 6.—

II.

Transf.

A.

The murder of one's mother, brother, relation, etc.:

matris,

Suet. Ner. 34:

fraternum,

Cic. Clu. 11, 31:

fratris,

Liv. 40, 24:

filii,

id. 8, 11:

patrui,

Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 18:

lege Pompeia de parricidiis tenetur, qui patrem, matrem, avum, aviam, fratrem, sororem, patruelem, matruelem... patronum, patronam... occiderit, etc.,

Paul. Sent. 5, 24, 1.— Absol., Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 67; Quint. 9, 288; Just. 1, 9: ne parricidio macularent partus suos, nepotum illi, liberūm hi progeniem, Liv. 1, 13, 2; Just. 17, 1.—

B.

In gen., of any horrible crime; of the murder of a free citizen:

facinus est vinciri civem Romani: scelus verberari: prope parricidium necari,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170.—Of treason, rebellion (cf. parricida, II. D.):

patriae,

Cic. Phil. 2, 7, 17; id. Sull. 2, 7; id. Off. 3, 21, 83:

publicum,

Liv. 28, 29:

parricidii quaestores appellabantur, qui solebant creari causā rerum capitalium quaerendarum. Nam parricida non utique is, qui parentem occidisset, dicebatur, sed qualemcumque hominem indemnatum,

Fest. p. 221 Müll.— Hence,

2.

Transf., a name of the Ides of March, as the day when Cæsar was killed:

Idus Martias parricidium nominari (placuit),

Suet. Caes. 88.