English

Abbreviation

R.

1. Alternative form of R
2. Abbreviation of Regina., Abbreviation of Rex., the queen-regnant, the king-regnant.

Latin

Noun

R. m ‎(indeclinable)

1. Abbreviation of rabbī.
   • 1655, Edward Pococke, באב מוסי: Porta Moſis, ſive, diſſertationes aliqvot à R. Moſe Maimonide, main title

English

Abbreviation

r.

1. rare
2. reigning

   Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143-1180)

Noun

r.

1. (law) Abbreviation of rule.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Subdivisions", Table T16, p. 472-73.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Abbreviation of razred.

Abbreviation

r. ‎(Cyrillic spelling р.)

1. class