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reis

reis is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents.
  2. 2.A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship. [Written also rais and ras.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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