riche

From Middle English riche, ryche (also rike), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“realm, power”), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”). Cognate with Scots rik, Dutch rijk, German Reich, Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Latin regnum. More at rich.

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪtʃ/

riche (plural riches)

1. (obsolete) A kingdom.

• realm
• domain

• Cheri, Erich, Reich, Rheic, cheir-

Middle French riche (“rich”), from Old French, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Frankish *rīki (“rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”) (modern English rich). More at rich.

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riche (plural riches)

1. rich (possessing wealth)

• pauvre

• richard
• richement
• richesse

• “riche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• chéri, chier

From Old English rīċe, reinforced by Old French riche, ultimately of Germanic origin.

riche

1. rich (possessing wealth)

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

riche m or f (plural riches)

1. rich

From Old French riche (“rich, wealthy”), from Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

riche m or f

1. (Jersey) rich (possessing wealth)

• richement (“richly; wealthily; expensively”)

From Gaulish *rix (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Celtic *rig (“king, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“to straighten, direct, make right”).

riche m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riche)

1. rich (possessing wealth)

riche

1. feminine plural of rico