Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinslayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kinslay-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who slays his or her own kin; a parricide.

Example Sentences

"Associated by the poet with Cain, primordial kinslayer and therefore symbol of elemental social disunity, he stalks abroad, ravaging only by night..."
"I would not invoke the curse of a kinslayer."

Etymology

From kin + slayer.

Inflected Forms

kinslayers (plural)

Questions

What does kinslayer mean?: One who slays his or her own kin; a parricide.
Where does kinslayer come from?: From kin + slayer.

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