stillicide

== English == === Etymology === Anglicisation of Latin stillicidium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɪlɪsʌɪd/ === Noun === stillicide (countable and uncountable, plural stillicides) Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites. (law, historical, uncountable) Synonym of stillicidium. A clause written into a land agreement that prohibits the tennant from building so close to the boundary that it would cause the water dripping from the eaves to fall on the neighbouring property. The ground onto which the dripping water from the eaves falls. In this sense it means the same as eavesdrop or eavesdrip.