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richesses

richesses is the plural of richesse.

Meaning of richesse

Noun

richesse (usually uncountable, plural richesses)

  1. (archaic, usually) wealth or riches
  2. (collective, countable, usually) 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
    Synonyms:
    richness

Questions about richesses

What is richesses the plural of?
Richesses is the plural of richesse.

Words near richesses in the dictionary

  1. riches to rags
  2. riches-to-rags
  3. Richeson
  4. Richesons
  5. richesse
  6. richesses
  7. richest
  8. richetite
  9. Richey
  10. Richeys
  11. Richfield

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