reeve

reeve ¹  (rv)

n.

1. The elected president of a town council in some parts of Canada.

2. Any of various minor officers of parishes or other local authorities.

3. A bailiff or steward of a manor in the later medieval period.

4. A high officer of local administration appointed by the Anglo-Saxon kings.

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[Middle English, from Old English gerfa.]

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reeve ²  (rv)

tr.v. reeved or rove (rv), reev·ing, reeves Nautical

1. To pass (a rope or rod) through a hole, ring, pulley, or block.

2. To fasten by passing through or around.

3. To pass a rope or rod through (a hole, ring, pulley, or block).

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[Origin unknown.]

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reeve ³  (rv)

n.

The female ruff.

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[Probably alteration of ruff.]

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reeve¹

n

1. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) English history the local representative of the king in a shire (under the ealdorman) until the early 11th century Compare sheriff

2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in medieval England) a manorial steward who supervised the daily affairs of the manor: often a villein elected by his fellows

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Canadian government (in certain provinces) a president of a local council, esp in a rural area

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Historical Terms) (formerly) a minor local official in any of several parts of England and the US

[Old English gerēva; related to Old High German ruova number, array]

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reeve²

vb reeves, reeving ; reeved, rove [rəʊv] (tr) Nautical

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to pass (a rope or cable) through an eye or other narrow opening

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to fasten by passing through or around something

[perhaps from Dutch rēven reef²]

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reeve³

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the female of the ruff (the bird)

[of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reeve - female ruff                           Philomachus pugnax, ruff - common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
Verb	1.	reeve - pass a rope through; "reeve an opening" pass through - cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"
	2.	reeve - pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope" pass through - cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"
	3.	reeve - fasten by passing through a hole or around something pass through - cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"

Translations

reeve¹ [riːv] VT (Naut) [+ rope, cable] (= fasten) → asegurar(con cabo); (= thread) → pasar por un ojal

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reeve² [riːv] N (Hist) → juez mf local

reeve¹

n

(Hist) → Vogt m

(in Canada) → ˜ Gemeindevorsteher(in) m(f)

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reeve²

vt (Naut: = thread) → einscheren; (= fasten) → festmachen