richesse
richesse noun: wealth or riches.
Noun
richesse (usually uncountable, plural richesses)
- wealth or riches
- A group of martens.
- In reading of the poachers with their cross-bows, the troubles of the purlieu-men with the deer in their corn, and the burlesque decisions at the verderers' court or justice-seat, the fancy goes back to Merry Sherwood and the dun deer in "Robin Hood's Larder "- the foresters pass with hounds in...1888 February 4, Charles Elton, The Academy, volume 33, page 72
- The harts and hinds in their herds, the boars in their singulars, the skulls of foxes, the richesses of martens, the bevies of roes, the cetes of badgers and the routs of wolves - all came to him more or less as something which you either skinned or flayed and then took home to cook.1958, T.H. White, The Once and Future King
- Synonyms:
- richness
Synonyms of richesse
Forms of richesse
| plural | richesses |
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Origin of richesse
From Middle English richesse, from Old French richese, richece.
Questions about richesse
- What does richesse mean?
- Richesse means wealth or riches.
- What part of speech is richesse?
- Richesse is a noun.
- What is the plural of richesse?
- The plural of richesse is richesses.
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