parrĭcīdĭum — Lewis & Short
parrĭcīdĭum, ii, n.id.,
I the murder of one's father or parents, parricide.
I Lit.:
patris et patrui parricidium,Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 18; id. Rosc. Am. 26, 73.—
B Trop., parricide:
vituperare quisquam vitae parentem (philosophiam) et hoc parricidio se inquinare audet?Cic. Tusc. 5, 2, 6.—
II Transf.
A The murder of one's mother, brother, relation, etc.:
matris,Suet. Ner. 34:
fraternum,Cic. Clu. 11, 31:
fratris,Liv. 40, 24:
filii,id. 8, 11:
patrui,Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 18:
lege Pompeia de parricidiis tenetur, qui patrem, matrem, avum, aviam, fratrem, sororem, patruelem, matruelem ... patronum, patronam . . . occiderit, etc.,Paul. Sent. 5, 24, 1.—Absol., Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 67; Quint. 9, 288; Just. 1, 9: ne parricidio macularent partus suos, nepotum illi, liberūm hi progeniem, Liv. 1, 13, 2; Just. 17, 1.—
B In gen., of any horrible crime; of the murder of a free citizen:
facinus est vinciri civem Romani: scelus verberari: prope parricidium necari,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 170.—Of treason, rebellion (cf. parricida, II. D.):
patriae,Cic. Phil. 2, 7, 17; id. Sull. 2, 7; id. Off. 3, 21, 83:
publicum,Liv. 28, 29:
parricidii quaestores appellabantur, qui solebant creari causā rerum capitalium quaerendarum. Nam parricida non utique is, qui parentem occidisset, dicebatur, sed qualemcumque hominem indemnatum,Fest. p. 221 Müll.— Hence,
2 Transf., a name of the Ides of March, as the day when Cæsar was killed:
Idus Martias parricidium nominari (placuit),Suet. Caes. 88.