Middle English Dictionary Entry
rī̆chenes(se n.
Entry Info
| Forms | rī̆chenes(se n. Also ricchenes. |
| Etymology | From rī̆che adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Wealth, property, a sum of money; the state of being wealthy.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.155 : My sister Aleyse..is now forsaken, For on of mor richenesse..þou has taken.
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)180/22 : Pouerte mai not be knowun..but if ricchenes or ricchete be bifore knowun.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)714/15 : Census: rychenes.