Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best substitutes the following phrase.

Murder of a king

  1. Homicide

  2. Regicide

  3. Matricide

  4. Patricide

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Regicide specifically means the killing of a king (rex=king in Latin). Homicide is general murder, Matricide is killing one's mother, and Patricide is killing one's father.