Definition of "ric" [ric]

• A termination denoting jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised. It occurs in bishopric, and a few words now obsolete. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I read somewhere that the new teacher ric is actually a shapeshifter or a person that can transform into other people."
• "A closer look at the signature reveals something interesting: rather than Ulrich, which is how I've listed him as in the past, the signature actually reads ULRICH, with the 'ric' in smaller capitals than the 'u', 'l' and 'h'."
• "The given name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "famous power," from the Germanic elements "hrod, fame and" ric, "power."