Eric
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɛɹɪk/
Origin
From Irish éiric.
Full definition of eric
Noun
eric
(plural erics)- A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
- 1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 18:The court-poets of Wales ... could demand an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.