wificide means the killing of one's wife. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
wificide is pronounced /ˈwaɪ.fɪ.saɪd/.
Etymology
From wife + -i- + -cide.
noun
- The killing of one's wife.“Sir Walter Lesly fulfilled his threats of ordering horses the succeeding day, and taking his departure from the castle ; but not because, as for a moment he had been attempted to apprehend, his jealous host had evinced tendencies to wificide.”