ree
(riː) n (Agriculture) agriculture archaic Scot a walled enclosure for sheep, cattle, and pigs
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reeve1
(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.
4. (in Anglo-Saxon times) a person of high rank representing the crown.
[before 900; Middle English
(i)reve, Old English
gerēfa high official, literally, head of a
rōf array, number (of soldiers); compare
sheriff]
reeve2
(riv)
v.t. rove reeved, reev•ing. 1. to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
2. to fasten by placing through or around something.
[1620–30; < Dutch
reven to reef; see
reef2]
reeve3
(riv)
n. the female of the ruff,
Philomachus pugnax. Also called
ree. [1625–35; orig. uncertain]
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