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town reeve
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town-reeve — to row: see town 9 b, 10 … Useful english dictionary
town — A community which is smaller and less organized than a city; a small municipality. A civil and political division of a state, varying in extent and importance, but usually one of the divisions of a county. In the New England states, the town is… … Black's law dictionary
Reeve — gerefa Old English, praepositus, prepositus Latin A royal official, or a manor official appointed by the lord or elected by the peasants. ♦ Manorial overseer, usually a villager elected by tenants of the manor. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in… … Medieval glossary
reeve — reeve1 [rēv] n. [ME reve, earlier irefe < OE gerefa < ge + base of * rof, row, number] 1. in English history, a) the chief officer, under the king, of a town or district b) the overseer and chief peasant of a manor 2. the elected head of a… … English World dictionary
reeve — [ri:v] n [: Old English; Origin: gerefa] 1.) the official who is in charge of the town governments in some Canadian ↑provinces 2.) an English law officer in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
reeve — [ riv ] noun count 1. ) the president of a town council in Canada 2. ) someone whose job was to look after a large house in Britain in MEDIEVAL times … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reeve — ► NOUN historical ▪ a local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in Anglo Saxon England. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Reeve Township, Daviess County, Indiana — Infobox Settlement official name = Reeve Township settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = Location of Reeve Township in Daviess County mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type =… … Wikipedia
Reeve’s Tale, The — by Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1392) The Reeve’s Tale is the third of CHAUCER’s CANTERBURY TALES. The tale is a FABLIAU offering a cynical but comic view of human beings at their worst. It employs a common folklore motif called the “cradle… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
reeve — I [[t]riv[/t]] n. 1) gov an administrative officer of a town or district 2) gov (in Canada) the presiding officer of a village or town council 3) gov a steward or overseer of a medieval manor 4) gov (in Anglo Saxon times) a person of high rank… … From formal English to slang
reeve — reeve1 /reev/, n. 1. an administrative officer of a town or district. 2. Brit. an overseer or superintendent of workers, tenants, or an estate. 3. Brit. (formerly) a person of high rank representing the crown. 4. Canadian. the presiding officer… … Universalium
