draconicide
English
A depiction of Saint George committing draconicide
Noun
draconicide (uncountable) (rare)
- The killing of a dragon.
- 1843, “Recreations in Natural History”, in Thomas Hood, editor, New Monthly Magazine, volume 68, London: Henry Colburn, page 449:
- […] creatures that would have cared little for Bevis's sword "Morglaye," nor that of the Rhodian Draconicide, nor St. George's "Askalon" […]
- 1851, “The Order of the Bee: with something of Orders in general”, in The Illustated London News, volume 19, London: William Little, page 717:
- Any way, let the Garter still honour nobility; the modern noble being handsomely received as the champion of the weak and lowly, even as was the ancient draconicide.
- 1980, Jacqueline Simpson, chapter 4, in British Dragons, London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, page 65:
- The Tactics of Draconicide
Related terms
- draconian