单词 | dike-grave |
释义 | dike-graven. a. In Holland, an officer whose function it is to take charge of the dikes or seawalls. ΚΠ 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. iv. 9 The chief Dike-grave here, is one of the greatest Officers of trust in all the Province. a1678 A. Marvell Char. Holland in Misc. Poems (1681) 112 Some small Dyke-grave unperceiv'd invades The Pow'r. 1721 New Gen. Atlas 119 The Dykegrave and his Assistants meet to take care of the Dykes, Sluices, Banks, and Channels..in the Rhineland. b. In England (esp. Lincolnshire), an officer who has charge of the drains, sluices, and sea-banks of a district under the Court of Sewers; = dike-reeve n. Now only dialect (di'grave). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > official in charge of drains or dykes dike-grave1563 dike-reeve1665 dike-warden1890 1563 Court-roll Settrington in Yorks. Archæol. Jrnl. 10 75 Milo Herkey et Johannes Holden electi sunt in officiis le dyke graues de anno sequente. 1637 Kirton-in-Lindsey Fine Roll in E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Of Iohn Slater and William Ellys, dikegreaues, for not executing their office, viijd. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Digrave, Dike-grave, an Officer who takes care of Banks and Ditches. 1889 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (ed. 2) Dykegrave, Dykereve, a manorial or parochial officer, whose duty it is to superintend the dykes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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