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Meaning of FELO-DE-SE

Pronunciation:  'feelowdi'see

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an act of deliberate self destruction
  2. [n]  a person who kills himself intentionally
 
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 Synonyms: suicide
 
 See Also: killer, self-annihilation, self-destruction, slayer, suicide

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fe"lo-de-se`\, n.; pl. {Felos-de-se}. [LL. felo, E.
felon + de of, concerning + se self.] (Law)
One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or
loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful
or malicious act; a suicide. --Burrill.
 

 

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