eric

eric

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English

Alternative forms

  • eriach, erick

Etymology

From Irish éiric.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɹɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk
  • Homophone: Eric

Noun

eric (plural erics)

  1. (historical) A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
    • 1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 18:
      The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams

  • RICE, Rice, cire, icer, rice

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