| 单词 | well-reeve |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell-reeve well-reeve n. English regional (Leicestershire) (now historical) a reeve (reeve n.1 2) responsible for the upkeep of a well. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > other English officials wicknerc1000 purveyorc1425 remembrancer1431 Clerk of the Market1451 secondary1461 water bailiff1590 Master of the Jewel House1597 clerk of the remembrance1607 well-reeve?1648 stairer1695 bar-keeper1818 waste-inspector1898 ?1648 in H. Stocks Rec. Borough Leicester (1923) IV. 372 The Mayor for the time beinge together with the Aldermen of everie warde shall nowe for present and yearely hereafter (about the month of Maye) choose Well Reeves, who with the assistance of the Aldermen and Constables of everie ye severall wards shall assesse and taxe all such Inhabitants within theire said severall wards, which have used or ought to paie towards the repaire of theire said severall Common Wells. 1853 Leicester Chron. 17 Sept. The office of Well-Reeve was of sufficient importance to require its occupants to take an oath properly to perform their duties. 1995 J. Rattue Living Stream (2001) 100 Leicester's public wells, including several Christian ones, were guarded from 1584 by two well-reeves in each ward. < as lemmas |
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