-rice

See also: rice, RICE, Rice, and ricé

Old English

Etymology

From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riːt͡ʃe/

Suffix

-rīċe n

(combining form) suffix appended to nouns to indicate office, ownership, guardianship, governance or dominion, equivalent to -dom in Modern English.
bisċoprīċe "a bishopric; the diocese of a bishop"

Declension

Declension of -rice (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	-rīċe	-rīċu
accusative	-rīċe	-rīċu
genitive	-rīċes	-rīċa
dative	-rīċe	-rīċum

Derived terms

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Descendants

Middle English: -riche, -rike
- English: -ric