Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fratricide"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fratricide \Frat"ri*cide\, n. [L. fratricidium a brother's
murder, fr. fratricida a brother's murderer; frater, fratris,
brother + caedere to kill: cf. F. fratricide.]
1. The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
2. [L. fratricida: cf. F. fratricide.] One who murders or
kills his own brother.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fratricide
n 1: a person who murders their brother or sister
2: the act of murdering your own brother or sister
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