milreis

[ mil-reys; Portuguese meel-reys ]

/ ˈmɪlˌreɪs; Portuguese milˈreɪs /

a silver coin and former monetary unit of Brazil, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1942.

a gold coin and former monetary unit of Portugal, equal to 1000 reis, discontinued in 1910.

Origin of milreis

1580–90; < Portuguese: a thousand reis. See milli-, reis

Ninety fathoms of this rope was made for us by the natives, for the sum of ten milreis ($5.00).

Voyage of the Liberdade |Captain Joshua Slocum
The Portuguese money system—reis and milreis—is that of Brazil.

Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray
Lisbon stands also at a discount, as the milreis should be worth 53 pence.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 |Various
His great efforts were not unrewarded, for in the following year he received a yet further pension of 12 milreis.

Four Plays of Gil Vicente |Gil Vicente

The five milreis in silver I put in a small bag hanging round my neck.

The Story of a Strange Career |Anonymous

milreis

/ (ˈmɪlˌreɪs, Portuguese milˈrɛiʃ) /

a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil, divided into 1000 reis

C16: from Portuguese, from mil thousand + réis, pl of real royal