/ ˈrɪtʃɪz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ] large amounts of money and valuable or beautiful possessions :
a career that brought him fame and riches
material riches
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IDIOMS
see embarrassment , rag noun
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : variant (later interpreted as a plural form) of archaic richesse , from Old French richeise (from riche rich).