reis
SayRAYS/ɹeɪs/
Pluralreises
- 1Plural of real. Use this form when talking about more than one of the old coins.
The merchant counted out two hundred reis for the sack of grain.
A loaf of bread cost only a few reis back then.
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- 2An officer in the old Ottoman navy, with a rank like that of a ship's captain.
Like a captain in charge of one ship in a big navy.
The reis ordered the crew to raise the sails before dawn.
A young reis took command of the galley after the battle.
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Origin
From an Arabic word meaning "head, chief, or leader."