reis

American  

[reys, reys] / reɪs, reɪs /

plural noun

singular

real

1. a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.

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Etymology

Origin of reis

1545–55; < Portuguese, plural of real real ²

Example Sentences

The crew consisted of a captain, or reis, as he is called, a pilot, and fourteen Arab sailors.

From What We Saw in Egypt by Anonymous

Let the reis Mozaffer pay to Mehdi, the descendant of Ali, 3,000 ducats, as the price of the fortress of Alamoot.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas

"It is a matter of five hundred reis."

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

Coen meende gegronde hoop te mogen koesteren op het welslagen van den tocht, daar een Spaansche stuurman, die reeds tweemaal de reis van Acapulco naar Manila meegemaakt had, zich als gevangene op de vloot bevond.

From by

But our cataract reis was prepared for this.

From What We Saw in Egypt by Anonymous