Rais

[ res; French res ]

/ rɛs; French rɛs /

noun

Gilles de. Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.

Definition for rais (2 of 2)

rai

[ rahy ]

/ raɪ /

noun

a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.

Origin of rai

First recorded in 1985–90; of undetermined orig.

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Examples from the Web for rais

Thitherward not long My head was rais'd, when many lofty towers Methought I spied.
The Vision of Hell, Complete|Dante Alighieri
Sir your Gentry and your name shall both be rais'd as high as my fortunes can reach 'em, for your friends sake.
Beaumont and Fletcher's Works (9 of 10)|Francis Beaumont
Flaggan had arranged that he was to put on the boar-dress in the town residence of Rais Ali.
The Pirate City|R.M. Ballantyne
Rais Ali hurried away, leaving the sailor to observe and moralise on all that passed around him.
The Pirate City|R.M. Ballantyne

With some difficulty engaged the Rais to put to shore for a few minutes, to give me an opportunity of visiting it.
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar|George Bethune English

British Dictionary definitions for rais (1 of 2)

Rais

Retz

/ (French res) /

noun

Gilles de (ʒil də). 1404–40, French nobleman who fought with Joan of Arc: marshal of France (1429–40). He was executed for the torture and murder of more than 140 children

British Dictionary definitions for rais (2 of 2)

rai

/ (raɪ) /

noun

a type of Algerian popular music based on traditional Algerian music influenced by modern Western pop

Word Origin for rai

C20: Arabic, literally: opinion

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