hospiticide

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hospiticīda or *hospiticīdium, from hospes (“host, guest”) + -cīda (“killer”); equivalent to +‎ -cide. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏspĭʹtĭsīd, IPA(key): /hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/ === Noun === hospiticide (countable and uncountable, plural hospiticides) (rare) One who kills his guest or host. (rare) The act of a guest killing his host or vice versa, or an instance thereof. === References === (one who kills a guest or host): Glossographia; or, a dictionary interpreting the hard words of whatsoever language, now used in our refined English tongue by Thomas Blount (1656) (act of a guest killing a host or vice versa): A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law by Arthur English (1987; Wm. S. Hein Publishing; →ISBN, page 423