It is the past tense of the verb "to slay" which is the same as "to kill".
Thus:-
"The dragon was slain by the Knight in shining armour.
Various accounts have the Titan Mimas slain by Hercules
Various accounts have the Titan Mimas slain by Hercules
Valkyries were the Norse 'choosers of the slain' they scourged battlefields to look for brave souls to bring to Valhalla.
A "slain leader" refers to a person in a position of authority or influence who has been killed, often in a violent or politically motivated context. This term is commonly used in discussions surrounding political figures, activists, or military leaders whose deaths have significant implications for their followers, movements, or nations. The phrase highlights the impact of their loss on the community or cause they represented.
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The word is "slain" (life cut short).
Slain is a form of the word to slay. Someone who is slain is dead.
A large serpent slain by Apollo. So the term has its roots in Greek mythology.
Being slain means killed, so it's redundant to say 'fatally slain'. Should just be 'man is slain'.
The young man was slain without reason.
The spirit was slain before sunrise. The slain body of the housewife was found in her driveway.
David Slain is 6' 5".
The past participle of "slay" is "slain."
Many people are slain due to terrorism.
The word slain has one syllable.
Slain is the past tense of the word "slay". Slay means "to murder". Therefore slain means "has been murdered". So "slain police officers" means murdered police officers.