r.

Definition

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

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.

Example Sentences

• "Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180)"