r.

Verb

Ruled, reigned, used to show that provided dates are the period of a ruler's authority rather than their birth and death.

Adj

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of rare.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of revision.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of royal.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of right.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of rule.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of ruble.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of river.

Etymology

Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled”), the third-person singular perfect active indicative of rēgnāre (“to rule, to reign”). Now often parsed as an abbreviation of English ruled or reigned.

Synonyms

road

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