单词 | reeve |
释义 | reeve1/riːv /noun 1chiefly historical A local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in Anglo-Saxon England.Anglo-Norman England was ‘governed’ by local officers: the sheriff and the reeve, based within the shire....
1.1 historical An official supervising a landowner’s estate.Every manor in England was run by a reeve on behalf of the landlord....
1.2Canadian The president of a village or town council.My last comments and questions are directed to our reeve, and council....
OriginOld English rēfa. reeve2/riːv /verb (past and past participle rove /rəʊv/ or reeved) [with object] Nautical Thread (a rope or rod) through a ring or other aperture: one end of the new rope was reeved through the chain OriginEarly 17th century: probably from Dutch reven 'reef (a sail)' (see reef2). reeve3/riːv /noun A female ruff. See ruff1 (sense 4). OriginEarly 17th century: variant of dialect ree, of unknown origin. |
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