uxoricide

noun

ux·​or·​i·​cide ˌək-ˈsȯr-ə-ˌsīd 

-ˈsär-;

ˌəg-ˈzȯr- 

-ˈzär-

1

[Medieval Latin uxoricidium, from Latin uxor wife + -i- + -cidium -cide] : murder of a wife by her husband

2

[Latin uxor + English -i- + -cide] : a man who murders his wife

Word History

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1