seppuku Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri; hara-kiri; harikari.
WordNet
Sep*pu"ku noun
Definitions
Same as Hara-kiri .Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. W. E. Griffis.
