R. & I.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. king and emperor.

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R. & I. ² American  

abbreviation

1. queen and empress.

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Etymology

Origin of R. & I.¹

From Latin Rēx et Imperātor

Origin of R. & I.²

From Latin Rēgīna et Imperātrīx

Example Sentences

As Baldwin had powerfully proclaimed as the interview came to an end: “What white people have to do is to try to find out in their own hearts why it was necessary to have a n—r in the first place, because I’m not a n—r, I’m a man, but if you think I’m a n—r, it means you need it. Why? That’s the question you’ve got to ask yourself—what the white population has got to ask itself—North and South, because it’s one country for a Negro.”

From Slate

TV presenter Terry Christian posted: "R.I.P Linda Nolan. Met most of the Nolan sisters back in day - all fantastic women."

From BBC

The Fugees rapper and producer Wyclef Jean said: "R.I.P to my mentor #QuincyJones, you’re the reason I became a composer at 16... Long live the musical king."

From BBC

“R.I.P yurchenko double pike,” Biles wrote Monday on her Instagram Stories, along with a photo of herself dressed in all white, sitting on a vault and surrounded by white flowers.

From Los Angeles Times

Patients have waited for long stints in emergency rooms, and their treatments have been delayed while lab results and readings from machines like M.R.I.s are ferried through makeshift efforts lacking the speed of electronic uploads.

From New York Times