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- Dictionaryreeve/riːv/
noun
- 1. a local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in Anglo-Saxon England.
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1. : a local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king. 2. : a medieval English manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations. 3. a. : the council president in some Canadian municipalities. b. : a local official charged with enforcement of specific regulations. deer reeve. reeve. 2 of 3. verb.
(Definition of reeve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of reeve. reeve. The reeves and the council will know what people are misusing their rights or what animals are straying. From the. Hansard archive.
Reeve definition: an administrative officer of a town or district.. See examples of REEVE used in a sentence.
noun. 1. English history. the local representative of the king in a shire (under the ealdorman) until the early 11th century. Compare sheriff. 2. (in medieval England) a manorial steward who supervised the daily affairs of the manor: often a villein elected by his fellows. 3. Canadian government.
Definitions of reeve. verb. pass a rope through. “ reeve an opening” see more. verb. pass through a hole or opening. “ reeve a rope” see more. verb. fasten by passing through a hole or around something. see more. noun. female ruff. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Reeve."
1. an administrative officer of a town or district. 2. (in Canada) the presiding officer of a village or town council. 3. a steward or overseer of a medieval manor. 4. (in Anglo-Saxon times) a person of high rank representing the crown.
Jun 2, 2024 · reeve (third-person singular simple present reeves, present participle reeving, simple past and past participle reeved or rove) (nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
noun [ C ] us / riːv / uk / riːv / Add to word list. a legal officer in England in the past. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lawyers & legal officials. amicus. articled clerk. attorney general. Director of Public Prosecutions. district attorney. DPP. draftswoman. firm. non-legal. nonjudicial. notary. paralegal. probation officer.
Definition of reeve noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of reeve 1 First recorded before 900; Middle English (i)reve, refe, reive “royal administrative or judicial officer,” Old English gerēfa “high royal offiicial, fiscal officer, prefect”; further origin uncertain; cf. sheriff
