"richdom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪt͡ʃdəm/ Forms: richdoms [plural]
Etymology: Probably a calque of a similar formation in a continental West Germanic language, such as Dutch rijkdom (“wealth”) or German Reichtum (“wealth”); equivalent to rich + -dom. Compare Middle English richedom (“wealth, riches”), Old English rīċedōm (“dominion”), Swedish rikedom (“wealth, richness”), and Icelandic ríkidómur (“riches, power”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|calque}} calque, {{cog|nl|rijkdom|t=wealth}} Dutch rijkdom (“wealth”), {{cog|de|Reichtum|t=wealth}} German Reichtum (“wealth”), {{suffix|en|rich|dom}} rich + -dom, {{cog|enm|richedom|t=wealth, riches}} Middle English richedom (“wealth, riches”), {{cog|ang|rīċedōm|t=dominion}} Old English rīċedōm (“dominion”), {{cog|sv|rikedom|t=wealth, richness}} Swedish rikedom (“wealth, richness”), {{cog|is|ríkidómur|t=riches, power}} Icelandic ríkidómur (“riches, power”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} richdom (usually uncountable, plural richdoms)
  1. (rare) Wealth; riches; richness; prosperity. Wikipedia link: West Germanic Tags: rare, uncountable, usually Synonyms: rychedome [obsolete]

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