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riches

noun

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Pronunciation: /ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/

name

Etymology: From Rich, a diminutive of Richard + the patronymic suffix -s.

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

noun

Etymology: From rich + -es (plural suffix) by analogy with poors (“poor people”).

  1. Rich people.

    Mr. Chander Lall Mookerji wrote to me thus: “The youngs and the olds, the highs and the lows, the riches and the poors, all join together in praising Your Honour’s magnanimity.”

    In Antiquity has also existed social conflicts between the poor men and the riches.