ge tract of land or water on the earth's surface, having
some feature common to every part of itself, and different from what
exists elsewhere; as northern, southern, or intertropical region;
mountainous region; region of perpetual congelation, &c.

REGISTER. A purchaser has no title to a ship, either at law or in
equity, unless he be mentioned in the register. If a vessel, not duly
registered, exercise any of the privileges of a British ship, she is
liable to forfeiture.

REGISTER ANEW. When any registered ship is so altered as not to
correspond with the "particulars" relating to the description in her
register-book, either a new certificate of registry, or an official
indorsement of the old one, is necessary.

REGISTER OF VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. Not responsible for money transmitted
under proper precautions, and in the usual course of business, but
afterwards lost by the failure of the consignee.

REGISTER SHIP. A Spanish plate-ship or galleon.

REGISTRY OF SEAMEN. A record of merchant seamen kept by the
registrar-general of seamen.

REGNI POPULI. An old law-term given to the people of Surrey and Sussex,
and on the sea-coasts of Hampshire.

REGULATOR. A name for the governor of a steam-engine. Also, a
valve-cock. The _regulator_ of a clock is the shortening or lengthening
pendulum or escapement.

REGULUS. {a} Leonis; the principal star in the old constellation Leo.

REIGNING WINDS. The prevalent winds on any particular coast or region.
(_See_ WIND.)

REIN. A crack or vein in a musket-barrel.

REINFORCE, TO. To strengthen a fleet, squadron, army, or detachment, by
additional means and munitions.

REINFORCE. In artillery, that increase, beyond its general conical
outline, of the metal towards the breech, which was marked on old
pattern guns by rings. They are generally in cast guns omitted now,
though the principle of the reinforce remains, yet less defined in
nature and number, in the recent wrought and built-up guns.

RE-INSURANCE. To insure the same property a second time by other
underwriters. If an underwriter find that he has incautiously bound
himself to a greater amount than he can discharge, he may shift it, or
part of it, from himself to others, by a re-insurance policy made on the
same risk.

REIS. Small coins of Portugal, of which 4800 go to the moidore.

RELIEF. The change of watches. Also, the person relieving a particular
station. Also, a fresh detachment of troops, ordered to replace tho