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reeve Definition


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reeve1
noun
    historical:
    1. The chief magistrate of a town or district.
    2. An official who supervises a lord's manor or estate.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon refa.




reeve2
verb
    rove, reeved, reeving
    1. To pass (a rope, etc) through a hole, opening or ring.
Etymology: 17c: from Dutch reven to reef.




reeve3
noun
    1. A female ruff3.


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