Reis

noun

noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain. historical
  2. 2
    plural of real form-of, plural

Etymology

From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”)

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