eric
noun
er·ic
ˈerik,
ˈār-
variants or less commonly eric fine
plural -s
: a payment imposed for homicide in medieval Irish law upon the slayer and his kin consisting of a fixed price for the life of the slain and the honor price of the slayer : blood fine compare cro , galanas, wergild
Word History
Etymology
Irish Gaelic ēiric, from Old Irish ēric