# reis

Pronunciation: say "RAYS" /ɹeɪs/

## Noun

1. Plural of real. — plural of real
   - Simple: Plural of real. Use this form when talking about more than one of the old coins.
   - _She saved every coin until she had thousands of reis tucked away._
   - _The tax collector demanded several hundred reis from each household._
2. A holder of an Ottoman military rank similar to that of a naval captain.
   - Simple: An officer in the old Ottoman navy, with a rank like that of a ship's captain.
   - _The reis signaled the squadron to turn toward the enemy ships._
   - _After years at sea, he was promoted to reis and given his own vessel._

## Origin

From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs), meaning "head, chief, leader."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/reis (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).