richesse

From Middle English richesse, from Old French richese, richece.

richesse (usually uncountable, plural richesses)

1. (archaic) wealth or riches

riche +‎ -esse

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.ʃɛs/

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richesse f (plural richesses)

1. wealth
2. (literally and figuratively) richness

• “richesse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• chérisse

• riches, richesce, richess, rychesse, rychese, ryches, rychesce

Borrowed from Old French richesse.

richesse (plural richesses)

1. wealth

richesse f (plural richesses)

1. wealth

riche +‎ -esse.

richesse f (oblique plural richesses, nominative singular richesse, nominative plural richesses)

1. wealth; richness

• Middle English: richesse (borrowed)
• French: richesse
• Norman: richesse