1 stillicide | Definition of stillicide

stillicide

noun
stil·​li·​cide | \ ˈstiləˌsÄ«d\
plural -s

Definition of stillicide

1 archaic : a continual dripping
2 Roman, civil, & Scots law : the servitude of eavesdrop binding a servient tenement to receive from the dominant tenement rainwater from the eaves of a building located on the latter

History and Etymology for stillicide

Latin stillicidium, from stilli- (from stilla drop) + -cidium (from cadere to fall)

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