1 eric | Definition of eric

eric

noun
er·​ic | \ ˈerik, ˈār-\
variants: or less commonly eric fine
plural -s

Definition of eric

: a payment imposed for homicide in medieval Irish law upon the slayer and his kin consisting of a fixed price for the life of the slain and the honor price of the slayer : blood fine — compare cro , galanas, wergild

History and Etymology for eric

Irish Gaelic ēiric, from Old Irish ēric

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