slaught Meaning & Definition
What Does Slaught Mean?
Slaught is a noun that means Killing; slaughter.
Slaught Definition (Noun)
- Killing; slaughter.
Synonyms of Slaught
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Slaught synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Slaught
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Word Forms & Grammar
slaught (plural slaughts)
Origin of Slaught
Origin 1: From Middle English slaught, slagt, slaȝt, from Old English sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht (“a stroke, a striking, a flash of lightning, slaughter, murder, death by violence, the deadly stroke of disease, battle, what is to be killed, animals for slaughter”), from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, *slahtiz (“beating, hitting, killing, murder”), from Proto-Indo-European *slek- (“to beat, pound”).
Origin 2: Cognate with Dutch slacht (“slaughter”), German Schlacht (“killing, battle”), Swedish slakt (“slaughter”), Icelandic slátta (“slaughter”). Related to English slay.