"r." meaning in English

See r. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} r.
  1. Abbreviation of rare. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: rare
    Sense id: en-r.-en-adj-KgBEjRov
  2. Abbreviation of royal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: royal
    Sense id: en-r.-en-adj-Y514WCpb
  3. Abbreviation of right. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: right
    Sense id: en-r.-en-adj-GYr9SUKf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: rs. [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun|rs.}} r. (plural rs.)
  1. (law) Abbreviation of rule. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: rule Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-r.-en-noun-EkgAvLyJ Topics: law
  2. Abbreviation of ruble. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: ruble
    Sense id: en-r.-en-noun-q6SOV4ni
  3. Abbreviation of river. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: river
    Sense id: en-r.-en-noun-ZOUGQmmh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|r.}} Latin r., {{der|en|la|rēgnāvit||􂀿he/she/it􂁀 ruled}} Latin rēgnāvit (“[he/she/it] ruled”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} r.
  1. Ruled, reigned, used to show that provided dates are the period of a ruler's authority rather than their birth and death.
    Sense id: en-r.-en-verb-ALbXmqlM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 7 7 8 6 6 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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