English word origin

Etymology of r.

Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rexit or Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled or reigned”). Now often parsed as an abbreviation of English ruled or reigned.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

Synonym of ruled or reigned, used in historical dating to distinguish regnal years from births and deaths.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rexit or Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled or reigned”). Now often parsed as an abbreviation of English ruled or reigned.

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Borrowed-form mentionr.la
Derivation mentionrexitla
Derivation mentionrēgnāvitla

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Abbreviation of rule. · Abbreviation of ruble. · Abbreviation of river.

adj

Abbreviation of rare. · Abbreviation of revision. · Abbreviation of royal. · Abbreviation of right.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviations.

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