riches

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rich·es

noun pl \ˈri-chəz\

Definition of RICHES

: things that make one rich : wealth

Examples of RICHES

  1. <industrialists who had amassed riches of a magnitude that few had dreamed possible>

Origin of RICHES

Middle English, singular or plural, from richesse wealth, from Anglo-French richesce, from riche rich, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English rīce rich
First Known Use: 13th century

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