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Dutch
Pronunciation
Suffix
-rice
- female form of -eur
French
Pronunciation
Suffix
-rice
- female equivalent of -eur
Derived terms
Middle English
Suffix
-rice
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of -riche
Old English
Etymology
From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-rīċe
- (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
Declension
Declension of -rīċe (strong ja-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants