-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