noun
- people who kill a king or queen, or who participate in the killing of a monarch
Usage: historical; formal
Examples
- The regicides who executed King Charles I were later hunted down and punished.
- History books describe the regicides as both traitors and revolutionaries.
- Several regicides fled to America after the English Restoration.
- The trial of the regicides became a major political event.
- Some regicides believed they were acting in the name of justice.
- The fate of the regicides varied greatly depending on their circumstances.