Definition of "reeve"
- noun
Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
The president of a township or municipal district council.
A proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to wing commander.
A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
- verb
To pass a rope through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
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