Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /boːt,riːk/(Old English) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsBoteric, Botericus Meaning & History From Old English bot "remedy, help; improvement" and ric "king, ruler", an older form of Boteric. Alternatively, the first element could be derived from bod "message, command" (see Talbot).
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