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Al⋅a⋅ric

[al-er-ik]
–noun
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
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Al·ar·ic   (āl'ər-ĭk)   
King of the Visigoths (395-410) who plundered Greece in 395 and attacked Italy, conquering Rome in 410.
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Alaric 
Visigothic masc. proper name, lit. "all-ruler," from P.Gmc. *ala- "all" + *rikja "rule."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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