Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Reis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rei \Rei\ (r?), n.;pl. {Reis} (r?"?s or r?z). [Pg. real, pl.
reis. See {Real} a coin.]
A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a
cent. [Spelt also {ree}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reis \Re`is\ (r?"?s or r?z), n. [Pg., pl. of real, an ancient
Portuguese coin.]
The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of
account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to
eleven cents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reis \Reis\ (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]
A common title in the East for a person in authority,
especially the captain of a ship. [Written also {rais} and
{ras}.]
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