| 单词 | reeve |
| 释义 | reeve reeve1 /reev/, n. 1. an administrative officer of a town or district. 2. Brit. an overseer or superintendent of workers, tenants, or an estate. 3. Brit. (formerly) a person of high rank representing the crown. 4. Canadian. the presiding officer of a village or town council. [bef. 900; ME (i)reve, OE gerefa high official, lit., head of a rof array, number (of soldiers); cf. SHERIFF] reeve2 /reev/, v.t., rove or reeved, reeving. Naut. 1. to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like. 2. to fasten by placing through or around something. 3. to pass a rope through (the swallow of a block). [1620-30; < D reven to reef; see REEF2] reeve3 /reev/, n. the female of the ruff, Philomachus pugnax. Also called ree. [1625-35; orig. uncert.] |
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