n.

1. The elected president of a town council in some parts of Canada.
2. Any of various minor officers of parishes or other local authorities.
3. A bailiff or steward of a manor in the later medieval period.
4. A high officer of local administration appointed by the Anglo-Saxon kings.

[Middle English, from Old English gerēfa.]

reeve² (rēv)
tr.v. Nautical., reeved or rove (rōv), reev·ing, reeves.

1. To pass (a rope or rod) through a hole, ring, pulley, or block.
2. To fasten by passing through or around.
3. To pass a rope or rod through (a hole, ring, pulley, or block).

[Origin unknown.]

reeve³ (rēv)
n.

The female ruff.

[Probably alteration of RUFF¹.]

Reeve (Anglo-Saxon gerefa). Reeve was the general medieval term for a supervising official and is found in a number of different contexts. The shire-reeve (scire-gerefa), appointed by the king, was for centuries the chief royal representative in the counties. The sheriff's deputy was the hundred-reeve, who held the hundred court. The term was also used for the chief officer of a town—a port-reeve or burh-reeve—until overshadowed in the larger towns by the office of mayor or lord mayor. The manorial reeve was one of the most familiar officials for most peasants. He was elected by the tenants but sometimes nominated by the lord, and was responsible for the organization of communal tasks.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: female ruff

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The verb reeve has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: pass a rope through, as of an opening

Meaning #2: pass through a hole or opening, as of a rope

Meaning #3: fasten by passing through a hole or around something

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lokal embedsperson, foged

2.
v. tr. - skære, føre et tov igennem, passere forsigtigt over

3.
n. - [zool.] brushøne

Nederlands (Dutch)
baljuw, wijfje van de kemphaan, lage plaatselijke functionaris, hoofd van gemeenteraad (Canada), inscheren

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB, Hist) bailli, intendant, (Can) président du conseil municipal

2.
v. tr. - (Naut) capeler

3.
n. - (Orn) pigeon capucin

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Vogt, Gemeindebeamter

2.
v. - (mar.) scheren, festmachen

3.
n. - Kampfschnepfe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Καν.) πρόεδρος κοινοτικού ή δημοτικού συμβουλίου, (ιστ.) (Βρετ.) έπαρχος
v. - (ναυτ.) διεμβάλλω (περνώ σκοινί μέσα από τρύπα)

Italiano (Italian)
amministratore, infilare, assicurare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - presidente de conselho (m), magistrado (m)

Русский (Russian)
староста, пропустить (через)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - presidente del consejo

2.
v. tr. - pasar por una polea o por un ojal

3.
n. - especie de gallineta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (hist) fogde, kommunfullmäktiges ordförande i Kanada
v. - dra lina (gnm block)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 城镇长官

2. 将穿过孔, 将缚紧

3. 城镇长官

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 城鎮長官

2.
n. - 城鎮長官

3.
v. tr. - 將穿過孔, 將縛緊

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 지방 행정관, 의장

2.
v. tr. - (구멍에) 꿰다, 뚫고 나가게 하다, 구멍에 꿰어 매다

3.
n. - 목도리도요의 암컷

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 穴に通す, 滑車を通る
n. - 奉行, 下級地方官

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مأمور تنفيذ, موظف إداري في مدينه او مقاطعه (فعل) يدخل حبلا في ثقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פקיד מקומי, בעיקר שופט-שלום בעיר או במחוז באנגליה בתקופה האנגלו-סקסונית‬
v. tr. - ‮השחיל (חבל או מוט) דרך טבעת וכו'‬
n. - ‮נקבה של חופמי (מין ציפור)‬

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