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Meaning of eric as a noun

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thickoeric | 12:23 Sun 18th Mar 2012 | Crosswords
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I've put this question here because I'm hoping you crossword addicts can help. I swear I heard on a quiz show on TV that an eric is a fee/charge but I can't find it anywhere in dictionaries, online, etc. Please put me out of my misery soonest.
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Eric
12:25 Sun 18th Mar 2012
It was a fine paid in Saxon times.
Eric

The blood-fine paid by a murderer to his victim's family in old Irish law.

Chambers
According to Chambers -
The Blood-fine paid by a murderer to his victims family.
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Many thanks, everyone. I've obviously not been looking in the right places!
You could invent a noun of your own choosing eg

He is a bit of an Eric

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