"richesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /riˈt͡ʃɛs(ə)/, /ˈrit͡ʃɛs(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French richesce, richesse, from riche (“rich”). Some forms are reinterpreted as the plural of riche (“rich”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|richesce}} Borrowed from Old French richesce Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} richesse, {{enm-noun}} richesse (plural richesses) Forms: richesses [plural], reches [alternative], ricchesse [alternative], richees [alternative], riches [alternative], richess [alternative], ruchesse [alternative], rychas [alternative], rycheis [alternative], ryches [alternative], rychesce [alternative], rychese [alternative], rychesse [alternative], ryhchesse [alternative], richeise [alternative, Early-Middle-English], richeisse [alternative, Early-Middle-English], richesce [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. Wealth, lucre, valuables:
    (collective) Riches, valuables; precious goods.
    Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-richesse-enm-noun-NbQtmmjU Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Appearance, Money Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 1 19 19 19 14 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 1 1 18 19 14 19 15 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 18 21 16 1 Disambiguation of Appearance: 11 37 35 5 7 5 Disambiguation of Money: 31 31 31 0 6 0
  2. Wealth, lucre, valuables:
    (in the plural, religion) (Earthly or heavenly) riches.
    Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-richesse-enm-noun-BSMOsnkY Categories (other): Religion, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Appearance, Money Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 1 19 19 19 14 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 1 1 18 19 14 19 15 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 18 21 16 1 Disambiguation of Appearance: 11 37 35 5 7 5 Disambiguation of Money: 31 31 31 0 6 0 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. Wealth, lucre, valuables:
    Opulence, splendour; visible wealth.
    Sense id: en-richesse-enm-noun-paCz~6Bh Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Appearance, Money Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 1 19 19 19 14 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 1 1 18 19 14 19 15 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 18 21 16 1 Disambiguation of Appearance: 11 37 35 5 7 5 Disambiguation of Money: 31 31 31 0 6 0
  4. Profusion, abundance; the state of being prosperous or plentiful.
    Sense id: en-richesse-enm-noun-BfAyBGDU Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 1 19 19 19 14 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 1 1 18 19 14 19 15 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 18 21 16 1
  5. (collective) Fine ornaments or adornments; ornamentation. Tags: collective
    Sense id: en-richesse-enm-noun-iK2v3jD5 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 1 19 19 19 14 13 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 14 1 1 18 19 14 19 15 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 23 18 21 16 1
  6. (rare) Value, worthiness. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-richesse-enm-noun-zes3aVcP

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) Fine ornaments or adornments; ornamentation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Value, worthiness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Value",
          "value"
        ],
        [
          "worthiness",
          "worthiness"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Value, worthiness."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/riˈt͡ʃɛs(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrit͡ʃɛs(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "richesse"
}

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