draconicide

English

A depiction of Saint George committing draconicide

Noun

draconicide (uncountable) (rare)

1. 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