Is there a posh word for the murder/killing of a King or Queen?
2007-03-11 04:52:29 · 16 answers · asked by Mr Phil 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Regicide - "reg" referring to a ruler, and "-cide" meaning murder.
2007-03-12 05:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever said if it was a reigning monarch, then you can't be a monarch (i.e a King or Queen) unless you are reigning, can you? But yes, it is Regicide, I would also hazard a guess at it being high treason as well, for which the punishment is death still although it would never be carried out. Also death is still the punishment for piracy and that's the yo ho ho and a bottle of rum kind and not buying dodgy DVD's off big Dave at the market.
2007-03-12 11:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regicide, or potentially Patricide [m] or Matricide [f].
It is high treason, but if you have enough physical might to beat the armed forces and the police, then you could be king/queen yourself.
The Queen is above the law, so technically she could have you hanged for the attempt.
2007-03-11 12:37:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
regicide for the murder of the monarch whether or not the ruling has been abolished. for the murder a monarch whose line is still in power such as Queen Elizabeth II the official crimes in the UK and the Commonwealth realms is high treason.
2007-03-14 10:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regicide
2007-03-11 06:35:00 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regicide if it's a reigning royal.
Queen Elizabeth's murder would be regicide, but Prince Phillip would just get plain old assassinated.
2007-03-11 04:54:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Regicide.
2007-03-12 10:05:27 · answer #7 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regicide.
2007-03-11 05:07:48 · answer #8 · answered by sallybowles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regiscide
2007-03-11 04:55:34 · answer #9 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An act of treason? Perhaps
2007-03-11 04:59:29 · answer #10 · answered by Life Is Illusive 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋