eric

See also: Eric, ERIC, and Éric

English

Alternative forms

eriach, erick

Etymology

From Irish éiric.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

eric (plural erics)

(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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