-ric, suffixin abbotric, bishopric, etc.: see these words and riche n.

-ric

Suffix

no longer productive A termination denoting jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised.

bishopric

archbishopric

Etymology

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

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -ric

Related terms

raj

Reich

reign

rex

rich

词汇	-ric
词根词缀	OED Wiktionary -ric, suffixin abbotric, bishopric, etc.: see these words and riche n. -ric Suffix no longer productive A termination denoting jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised. bishopric archbishopric Etymology From Middle English -ricke (also -riche), from Old English -rīċe (“-ric”), from rīċe (“realm, domain, jurisdiction”), from Proto-Germanic rīkiją (“realm, power”). Cognate with Dutch -rijk, German -reich*. More at riche. Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -ric Related terms raj Reich reign rex rich
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