- Reeve (England) - Wikipedia
In Anglo-Saxon England, a reeve (Old English: gerefa) was an administrative official serving the king or a lesser lord in a variety of roles After the Norman Conquest, it was an office held by a man of lower rank, appointed as manager of a manor and overseer of the peasants
- REEVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of REEVE is a local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king How to use reeve in a sentence
- REEVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
reeve in British English (riːv ) verb Word forms: reeves, reeving, reeved or rove (rəʊv ) (transitive) nautical
- Reeve - definition of reeve by The Free Dictionary
reeve 1 (riv) n 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
- REEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The reeves and the council will know what people are misusing their rights or what animals are straying I shall rove beyond what may be regarded as my more usual naval sphere, and spend some time talking in general terms about defence There will probably not be enough to pay for the reeves
- reeve - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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
- reeve, v. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
What does the verb reeve mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb reeve, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the verb reeve? How is the verb reeve pronounced? Where does the verb reeve come from?
- Reeve - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline
reeve (n ) "steward," Middle English reve, refe, reive, rive, from Old English gerefa "king's officer," an Anglo-Saxon official of high rank, having local jurisdiction under a king, usually charged with administration of the affairs of a town or district
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