Definition for RIC, or RICK

RIC, or RICK, n. [-RIC, or -RICK.]

As a termination, denotes jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised, as in bishoprick; Sax. cyne-ric, king-ric. It is the Goth. reiki, dominion, Sax. rice or ric; from the same root as L. rego, to rule, and region.

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