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Added 9 October 2026

reis

noun

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The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.

noun

plural of real (unit of currency formerly used in Portugal and Brazil)
plural of rei

Origin

From Ottoman Turkish رئیس, from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”)

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