The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

Rais. Arab. Chief; captain of a ship.

Rajil. Arab. Man.

Randado. Rom. Written. From randar, P. ii. 276.

Ratero. Span. Mean, scoundrelly.

Raya. Span. Border, boundary, or frontier.

Real. Span. and Port. Royal.

Real. Span. and Port. A coin or unit of value. The Spanish plural is reales; the Portuguese, reis or rees. The Spanish real is worth about 2½d. English; the Portuguese only 1/20d., one thousand reis making the Portuguese dollar, or piece of mil reis, hence called a milrei or milreis.

Regata. Span. A small channel, or, conduit.

Reja. Span. The iron grating before a window looking on to the street of a town. The recognized trysting-place of a lover and his mistress.

Relacion. Span. Relation, story.