felo-de-se
[ fel-oh-di-see, -sey ]
/ ˈfɛl oʊ dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ /
noun, plural fe·lo·nes-de-se [fel-uh-neez-di-see, -sey, fuh-loh-neez-] /ˈfɛl əˌniz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ, fəˈloʊ niz-/, fe·los-de-se [fel-ohz-di-see, -sey] /ˈfɛl oʊz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ/.
a person who commits suicide or commits an unlawful malicious act resulting in his or her own death.
the act of suicide.
Origin of felo-de-se
1645–55; < Anglo-Latin, equivalent to
felō a felon +
dē in respect to, of +
sē oneself
Words nearby felo-de-se
fellowly,
fellowman,
fellowship,
felly,
felo de se,
felo-de-se,
felon,
felonious,
felonry,
felony,
felony murder
British Dictionary definitions for felo de se
felo de se
/ (ˈfiːləʊ dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛləʊ) /
noun plural felones de se (ˈfiːləʊˌniːz dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛl-) or felos de se
law
- suicide
- a person who commits suicide
Word Origin for felo de se
C17: from Anglo-Latin, from
felō felon + Latin
dē of +
sē oneself