heveneriche
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hevene riche, hevene-riche, hevene-ryche, heven riche, hevenryche, heven-ryche, heveryche, hevynryche
- heofennriche, heofenrice, heoveriche, hevenrice, heveriche (early)
- heveneryke, heven rike, hevenryke, heven-ryke, hevin-rike, heyven-rike (Northern)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English heofonrīċe, heofonerīċe; equivalent to hevene + -riche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛv(ə)nəˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛːvənˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛvənˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /-ˌriːk(ə)/
- (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈhɛv(ə)nərit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛːvənrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈhɛvənrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /-rik(ə)/
Proper noun
heveneriche
- (Christianity) The Kingdom of Heaven.
References
- “hē̆ven-rī̆che, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.