ALL meanings of reeve
reeve
R r - verb with object reeve to fasten by placing through or around something. 2
- noun reeve the female of the ruff, Philomachus pugnax. 1
- verb with object reeve to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like. 1
- verb with object reeve to pass a rope through (the swallow of a block). 1
- noun reeve official 1
- noun reeve the local representative of the king in a shire (under the ealdorman) until the early 11th century 0
- noun reeve (in medieval England) a manorial steward who supervised the daily affairs of the manor: often a villein elected by his fellows 0
- noun reeve (in certain provinces) a president of a local council, esp in a rural area 0
- noun reeve (formerly) a minor local official in any of several parts of England and the US 0
- verb reeve to pass (a rope or cable) through an eye or other narrow opening 0
- verb reeve to fasten by passing through or around something 0
- noun reeve the female of the ruff (the bird) 0
- noun reeve in English history, 0
- noun reeve the chief officer, under the king, of a town or district 0
- noun reeve the overseer and chief peasant of a manor 0
- noun reeve the elected head of a village or town council in certain Canadian provinces 0
- verb transitive reeve to pass (the end of a line) through a block, ring, etc. 0
- verb transitive reeve to pass a line through (a block, ring, etc.) 0
- noun reeve a female ruff1 (sense 3) 0