reeve.
Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
Meaning & usage
Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
The president of a township or municipal district council.
The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English reve, from Old English rēfa, an aphetism of ġerēfa (also grœ̄fa), from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō (“officer, official”). Compare Danish greve, Swedish greve, Dutch graaf, German Graf. The role, and eventually the word, was mostly replaced by bailiff, of Anglo-Norman origin.
To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
Where this word comes from
Apparent alternative form of reef (“to pull or yank strongly”, verb) or from Dutch reven (“to take in, insert”).
A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
Where this word comes from
Variant of dialectal ree, but of obscure ultimate origin.
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