English Explanatory Dictionary

-ric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A termination denoting jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised.

Word forms

-ric

Etymology

From Northern Middle English -rike (Southern -riche), from Old English -rīċe (“-ric”), from rīċe (“realm, domain, jurisdiction”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm, power”). Cognate with Dutch -rijk, German -reich.

Related words

raj Reich reign rex rich
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