[Sidenote: RAIN, RAND, RA (Teut. and Scand.), RHYNN (Cym.-Cel.), RINN (Irish), ROINN (Gael.),] a promontory or peninsula; _e.g._ Rain, a town name in Bavaria and Styria; Randers, on a promontory in Denmark; Hohenrain (high promontory); Steenrain (rock headland); Renfrew (the promontory of the stream, _frew_), anc. _Strathgriff_, on the R. Griff; the Rhinns (_i.e._ the points), in Galloway; Rhynie, a parish in Aberdeenshire; Rhind, a parish in Perthshire, with the parish church situated on a headland jutting into the R. Tay; Rinmore (the great point), in Devon, Argyle, and Aberdeenshire; Rindon, in Wigton; Tynron, Gael. _Tigh-an-roinne_ (the house on the point), a parish in Dumfriesshire; Reay, in Sutherlandshire, and Reay, a station on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, from _Ra_, Norse (a point); Penryn (the head of the point), in Cornwall. This word, in various forms, such as _rin_, _reen_, _rine_, _ring_, is of frequent occurrence in Ireland; _e.g._ Ringrone (the seal’s promontory); Rineanna (the promontory of the marsh, _eanaigh_); Ringville and Ringabella, Irish _Rinn-bhile_ (the point of the old tree); Ringfad (long point); Ringbane (white point); Rineen (little point); Ringagonagh (the point of the O’Cooneys); Rinville, in Galway (the point of Mhil, a Firbolg chieftain); Ringsend, near Dublin (the end of the point). [Sidenote: RAJA, RAJ (Sansc.),] royal; _e.g._ Rajamahal (the royal palace); Rajapoor (royal city); Rajpootana (the country of the Rajpoots, _i.e._ the king’s sons--_putra_, a son). [Sidenote: RAS (Ar.), ROSH (Heb.),] a cape; _e.g._ Ras-el-abyad (the white cape); Rasigelbi, corrupt. from _Rasicalbo_ (the dog’s cape); Rasicarami (the cape of the vineyards); Ras-el-tafal (chalk cape); Rasicanzar (the swine’s cape); Ras-el-shakah (the split cape); Ras-el-hamra (red cape); Rascorno (Cape Horn). [Sidenote: RATH, RAED (Teut.),] council; _e.g._ Rachstadt or Rastadt (the town of the council or court of justice); Rathenau (the meadow of the council): Raithby (the dwelling of the court of justice). [Sidenote: RATH (Gadhelic),] a round earthen fort or stronghold, cognate with the Welsh _rhath_, a mound or hill; _e.g._ Rathmore (the great fort); Ratass or Rathteas (the south fort); Rattoo or _Rath-tuaith_ (northern fort); Rathbeg (little fort); Rathduff (black fort); Rathglass (green fort); Rathcoole (the fort of Cumhal, the father of Finn); Rathcormac (of Cormack); Rathdrum (of the ridge); Rathdowney, Irish _Rath-tamhnaigh_ (of the green field); Rathbane (white fort); Rathfryland (Freelan’s fort)--all in Ireland. Rattray, in Perthshire, where there are the remains of an old fortress on a hill, and near what is called the Standing Stones, supposed to have been a Druidical temple; Rathven (hill-fort), in Banffshire; Rathmorail (the magnificent fort), in Aberdeenshire; Raphoe, Co. Donegal, abbrev. from _Rathboth_ (the fort of huts). [Sidenote: REICH, REIKE (Goth.), RICE (A.S.), RIGH (Scand.),]