Meaning

1 senses

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

    The Byzantine emperor Manuel I (r. 1143–1180) was part of the Komnenid or Comnenid dynasty.

Origin

Originally from Latin r., abbreviating Latin rexit or Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled o

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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Forms

r.s, r.ing, r.ed, r.ed
Base formr. · to r.
3rd person singularr.s
Present participler.ing
Past simpler.ed
Past participler.ed

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyr.
he, she, itr.s

Past simpleLesson

all personsr.ed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave r.ed
he, she, ithas r.ed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill r.

Synonyms

1 synonyms
ruled or reigned

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quoteB2quotientrrabbirabbinicrabbitA1

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