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riches

noun
/ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/

Etymology

From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *rīki (“rich”) from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich.

  1. derived from *h₃reǵ-✻
  2. derived from *rīkijaz✻
  3. derived from *rīki✻ — “rich”
  4. derived from richesse
  5. derived from rīċe
  6. inherited from richesse

Definitions

  1. Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

  2. An abundance of anything desirable.

    • You will enjoy the riches of this forest.

  3. Rich people.

    • Mr. Chander Lall Mookerji wrote to me thus: “The youngs and the olds, the highs and the lows, the riches and the poors, all join together in praising Your Honour’s magnanimity.”
    • In Antiquity has also existed social conflicts between the poor men and the riches.
    • […] South America used to be a heaven for the riches and the hell for the poors and it's true.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

The neighborhood

Derived

embarrassment of riches

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA