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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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reeve

Noun

1. English history the local representative of the king in a shire until the early 11th century

2. (in medieval England) a steward who supervised the daily affairs of a manor

3. Canad government (in some provinces) a president of a local council [Old English gerēfa]

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"