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English
Etymology
From Middle English richesse, from Old French richese, richece.
Noun
richesse (usually uncountable, plural richesses)
- (archaic) wealth or riches
- (countable, collective) A group of martens; the collective noun for martens.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French richesce. By surface analysis, riche + -esse.
Pronunciation
Noun
richesse f (plural richesses)
- wealth
- (literally and figuratively) richness
Further reading
Anagrams
Middle English
- reches, ricchesse, richees, riches, richess, ruchesse, rychas, rycheis, ryches, rychesce, rychese, rychesse, ryhchesse
- richeise, richeisse, richesce (Early Middle English)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French richesce, richesse, from riche (“rich”). Some forms are reinterpreted as the plural of riche (“rich”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈt͡ʃɛs(ə)/, /ˈrit͡ʃɛs(ə)/
Noun
richesse (plural richesses)
- Wealth, lucre, valuables:
- (collective) Riches, valuables; precious goods.
- (in the plural, religion) (Earthly or heavenly) riches.
- Opulence, splendour; visible wealth.
- Profusion, abundance; the state of being prosperous or plentiful.
- (collective) Fine ornaments or adornments; ornamentation.
- (rare) Value, worthiness.
Descendants
References
- “riches, n. plural.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “riches(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Noun
richesse f (plural richesses)
- wealth
Old French
Noun
richesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural richesses, nominative singular richesse, nominative plural richesses)
- Alternative form of richesce