单词 | reeve |
释义 | reeve From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, History, Law Officialsreevereeve /riːv/ noun [countable]1 PGOthe official who is in charge of the town governments in some Canadian provinces2 SHSCLan English law officer in the pastExamples from the Corpusreeve• After a reeve has mated she departs from the lek to lay her eggs and rears her young by herself.• It was the elderly reeve, Fulk.• For some time there was a conflict of jurisdiction between the bishop's reeves and the interests of the Gild Merchant.Origin reeve Old English gerefa |
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