-rice

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-rice

1. female form of -eur

• IPA^(key): /ʁis/

-rice

1. female equivalent of -eur

• -trice

-rice

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of -riche

• -rȳċe — rare

From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).

• IPA^(key): /riː.t͡ʃe/

-rīċe

1. (combining form) suffix appended to nouns to indicate office, ownership, guardianship, governance or dominion, equivalent to English -dom

   bisċoprīċe ― a bishopric; the diocese of a bishop

Strong ja-stem:

• Middle English: -riche, -reche, -reiche, -ric, -rik, -rike, -rych, -ryche, -ryke, -rice (Early Middle English)
  • English: -ric (obsolete -rick)
  • Scots: -ric, -rick, -rik