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A promontory; cape; peak: a term prefixed to the names of promontories or capes on the Arabian and African coasts, etc.

In Abyssinia, the title of the vizir or chief minister, and also of generals and governors.

A smooth material of wool, and also of silk: a French term used in English, especially in certain combinations.

See 2d reis.

An Ethiopian king or prince.

the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function