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reeve
1[ reev ]
noun
- an administrative officer of a town or district.
- British. an overseer or superintendent of workers, tenants, or an estate.
- British. (formerly) a person of high rank representing the crown.
- Canadian. the presiding officer of a village or town council.
reeve
2[ reev ]
verb (used with object)
- to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
- to fasten by placing through or around something.
- to pass a rope through (the swallow of a block).
reeve
3[ reev ]
noun
- the female of the ruff, Philomachus pugnax.
reeve
1/ °ù¾±Ë±¹ /
noun
- English history the local representative of the king in a shire (under the ealdorman) until the early 11th century Compare sheriff
- (in medieval England) a manorial steward who supervised the daily affairs of the manor: often a villein elected by his fellows
- canadian government (in certain provinces) a president of a local council, esp in a rural area
- (formerly) a minor local official in any of several parts of England and the US
reeve
2/ °ù¾±Ë±¹ /
verb
- to pass (a rope or cable) through an eye or other narrow opening
- to fasten by passing through or around something
reeve
3/ °ù¾±Ë±¹ /
noun
- the female of the ruff (the bird)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“Proud moment: I got Tate reeves to say the name Harry Azcrac on Facebook live. And yes I’ve been laughing for about 25 minutes now,†he tweeted on Saturday.
It was probably the shire reeve’s horse, for above the slow clatter over the cobbles Robin could hear the grating of runners on a kind of sled the horse was dragging.
Before every event, players serving as “reeves†— a sort of referee — conduct a weapons check to make sure the swords, pikes, arrows and other implements comply with strict safety requirements.
And everyone there started reeving their engines for him.
I could fed him standing there watching me as I tried to reeve the lengths, but I knew they weren’t fitting together.
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