ric
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"ric" is an Old English name element meaning "ruler" or "power," commonly found in Anglo-Saxon personal names.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ric canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7100033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ric Context triple: [Leofric, hasNameElement, ric]
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A.
RIC
RIC is the three-letter IATA airport code for Richmond International Airport, serving the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area.
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B.
RIC
RIC is the standard abbreviation used for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, a Minor League Baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia.
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C.
RIC
RIC is a regulatory information circular or compliance framework reference used in the context of U.S. maritime safety and towing vessel regulations under Subchapter M.
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D.
RI
RI is the vehicle registration code used for motor vehicles registered in the Italian province of Rieti.
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E.
RI
RI is the standard two-letter United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Rhode Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ric Target entity description: "ric" is an Old English name element meaning "ruler" or "power," commonly found in Anglo-Saxon personal names.
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A.
RIC
RIC is the three-letter IATA airport code for Richmond International Airport, serving the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area.
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B.
RIC
RIC is the standard abbreviation used for the Richmond Flying Squirrels, a Minor League Baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia.
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C.
RIC
RIC is a regulatory information circular or compliance framework reference used in the context of U.S. maritime safety and towing vessel regulations under Subchapter M.
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D.
RI
RI is the standard two-letter United States Postal Service abbreviation for the state of Rhode Island.
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E.
RI
RI is the vehicle registration code used for motor vehicles registered in the Italian province of Rieti.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English name element
ⓘ
lexical element ⓘ morpheme ⓘ |
| appearsInName |
Aldric
ⓘ
Beorhtric ⓘ
linked to:
Beorhtric of Wessex
Cenric ⓘ Eadric ⓘ Edric ⓘ
linked to:
Edric Storm
Godric ⓘ Leofric ⓘ
linked to:
Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Osric ⓘ Wulfric ⓘ Ælfric ⓘ |
| category |
Germanic theophoric and status elements in names
ⓘ
Old English onomastic element ⓘ |
| cognateWith |
Gothic reiks
ⓘ
Old High German rīhhi ⓘ Old Norse ríkr ⓘ |
| derivativeForm |
-ric
ⓘ
-rich ⓘ |
| etymologicalRelation | Old English rīce ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle English name elements ending in -ric
ⓘ
later English surnames ending in -rick ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| meaning |
power
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| morphologicalRole | second element indicating status or power in personal names ⓘ |
| partOf | Germanic name-forming tradition ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | long ī vowel in Old English rīc(e) ⓘ |
| positionInName |
final element
ⓘ
second element ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
kingship
ⓘ
political power ⓘ |
| relatedModernEnglishWord |
-ric as in bishopric
ⓘ
rich ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticField |
authority
ⓘ
dominion ⓘ rule ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Saxons
early medieval England ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglo-Saxon personal names
ⓘ
Old English dithematic names ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: ric Description of subject: "ric" is an Old English name element meaning "ruler" or "power," commonly found in Anglo-Saxon personal names.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.