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| reeve [ reev ] (plural reeves) |
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1. district official: an administrative officer in a local district or parish who usually has the responsibility of enforcing the regulations connected with a particular area of activity
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2. Canadian town council president: in Ontario and some western provinces of Canada, the elected president of a town or village council
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3. history representative of king: in Anglo-Saxon times, the representative of the monarch in a shire
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4. history steward of feudal manor: in medieval times, a steward responsible for running the everyday affairs of a feudal manor
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| [ Old English gerēfa "official over an assembly of soldiers" < Germanic] |
