rubrich

Middle English

FWOTD – 2 October 2020

Alternative forms

• rubrik, rubryke, rubrike, robryk, rubryssh, rubrissh, rubrisch, rubrice

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rubrique, rubriche, borrowed itself from Latin rubrīca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯britʃ(ə)/, /ˈriu̯brik(ə)/, /ˈriu̯briʃ(ə)/

Noun

rubrich (plural rubriches) (Late Middle English)

1. A heading, header, rubric (a title of a section of text, especially one written in red).
2. (rare) A certain part or portion of a text.
3. (rare) A rubric (instruction for the ritual actions of a liturgy).
4. (rare) Rubric, red ochre.

Descendants

• English: rubric

References

• “rubrich(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-29.