murdrum
English
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A secret killing, distinguished from simple homicide in that the victim and the killer are unknown.
- (UK) A fine imposed by the Crown on a manor or district in which such a secret killing had been committed.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin murdrum.
Origin
Latin
murdrum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimurder English
- axe-murder English
- multimurder English
- murder English
- murder hornet English
- murderable English
- murderball English
- murderbird English
- murderbot English
- murderee English
- murderer English
- murderess English
- murderest English
- murdereth English
- murderhood English
- murderize English
- murderless English
- murderment English
- murdermonger English
- murderous English
- murdersome English
- murdery English
- murdress English
- nonmurder English
- postmurder English
- premurder English
- self-murder English
- unmurder English
- murdrum Latin
- murder Middle English
- murder Cebuano