Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name

Etymologies

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Old High German uodal ("heritage, homestead") + rihhi ("ruler"). English sources also suggest Old English wulf ("wolf") + ric ("ruler").

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Examples

  • A private corporation called Ulric Pharmaceuticals.

    The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009

  • The first time I saw this youth, he had called Ulric "Father."

    The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003

  • The "Ulric" page was imitated from an old edition of

    The Life of John Ruskin 1893

  • Sean Bean is Ulric, envoy to the Bishop, who leads a mission to a remote settlement reported to be "a sanctuary from the pestilence" for reasons of devilry.

    Mark Kermode's DVD round-up Mark Kermode 2010

  • A small band of knights led by Ulric Sean Bean are tasked with venturing to a village where the inhabitants have seemingly avoided the pestilence that devastates the rest of the land.

    Scott Mendelson: HuffPost Review: Black Death Scott Mendelson 2011

  • A small band of knights led by Ulric Sean Bean are tasked with venturing to a village where the inhabitants have seemingly avoided the pestilence that devastates the rest of the land.

    Scott Mendelson: HuffPost Review: Black Death Scott Mendelson 2011

  • When Ulric had seen the itinerary, he knew it was a sign.

    The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009

  • Ulric had to admit the remains of the device could be a problem.

    The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009

  • While they were enroute, Harris would get the Bureau to begin the hunt for Ulric.

    The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009

  • Christopher Smith is directing the story, which features Bean as a knight named Ulric who is scouring the bubonic plague-ravaged countryside for Langiva, a woman who conjures the dead back to life.

    Sean Bean Starring In Period Adventure Film Black Death | /Film 2009

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