Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Régg-ere, v. a. (pass. res-si, Régg-se, Régg-sero, part. retto,)
1. to support, bear up, prop; 2. to govern, rule, reign over, sway; 3. to resist, withstand, be against; 4. to maintain, uphold, keep up, nourish; 5. to comply with one, give him his demand. — alla fatica, to be able to bear fatigue; 6. to suffer, bear all. — alle botte, to bear blows bravely. — il tormento,to bear the rack without confessing. — con uno, to agree to live in peace with one; v. n.to last, persevere; v. r. 1. to maintain one's self; 2. to adopt the proper means; s. m.Régg-itóre , f. Régg-itríce; adj. Régg-énte.
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reggere: to rule, to gouerne, to sway, to weeld, to command. Also to guide or direct. Also to maintaine, to sustaine and vphold. Also to endure, to resist or withstand.