heveneriche

Middle English

Alternative forms

hevene riche, hevene-riche, hevene-ryche, heven riche, hevenryche, heven-ryche, heveryche, hevynryche
heofennriche, heofenrice, heoveriche, hevenrice, heveriche (Early Middle English)
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.

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