单词 | field reeve |
释义 | > as lemmasfield reeve field reeve n. now historical an official responsible for overseeing a field or fields, esp. on behalf of a number of owners. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > steward or bailiff in charge of another's property > other types of steward multure-ward?a1300 multure grieve1301 surveyor1485 field reeve1617 sea-reeve1855 sea-grave- 1617 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1889) IV. 354 Ouerseers of the feild or Field Reeues. 1828 Times 2 Aug. 3/3 The field-reeve rings a bell, and the pigs, and hogs, and cows, and such, go on, and eat the common. 1993 J. M. Neeson Commoners (1996) v. 138 Fieldsmen—field tellers, eveners, field reeves, haywards—were responsible for the day-to-day business of the common fields. < as lemmas |
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