manslayer
nounEtymology From Middle English mansleere, man-slere, manslaer, from Old English mannslaga, equivalent to man + slayer.
1
One who commits homicide or manslaughter
- The right of an accidental manslayer to flee to the protective custody of a city of refuge.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 763:
- Synonyms
- manslaughterer, murderer