English Explanatory Dictionary

richdom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wealth; riches; richness; prosperity.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃdəm/

Word forms

richdom richdoms rychedome

Etymology

Probably a calque of a similar formation in a continental West Germanic language, such as Dutch rijkdom (“wealth”) or German Reichtum (“wealth”); equivalent to rich + -dom. Compare Middle English richedom (“wealth, riches”), Old English rīċedōm (“dominion”), Swedish rikedom (“wealth, richness”), and Icelandic ríkidómur (“riches, power”).

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