reeving

Variant of reeve

reeve definition

reeve (rēv)

noun

  1. in English history,
    1. the chief officer, under the king, of a town or district
    2. the overseer and chief peasant of a manor
  2. the elected head of a village or town council in certain Canadian provinces

Etymology: ME reve, earlier irefe < OE gerefa < ge- + base of *rof, row, number

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