stillicide

noun

stil·​li·​cide

ˈstiləˌsīd

plural -s

1

archaic : a continual dripping

2

Roman, civil, & Scots law : the servitude of eavesdrop binding a servient tenement to receive from the dominant tenement rainwater from the eaves of a building located on the latter

Word History

Etymology

Latin stillicidium, from stilli- (from stilla drop) + -cidium (from cadere to fall)

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