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Meanings of
reeve
in English
Russian
войт эмиль
Spanish
vogt
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Title of overlordship or nobility in the Holy Roman Empire.
steward
bailiff
vogt
Related terms
occupation
noble title
Russian
войт эмиль
Usage of
reeve
in English
1
Then the
reeve
came in, armed and ready, and we must go.
2
To
reeve
some new halliards, as I put in my report.
3
He put a
reeve
in each of them and took her to Brattalithe.
4
I brought it on deck, and began to
reeve
laniards for the shrouds.
5
Each vill was represented by a
reeve
and four reputable men.
6
The
reeve
took security from every person for the maintenance of the public peace.
7
Usually, the shire
reeve
,
or "sheriff", held each hundred court in turn.
8
At once the hoist rope began to
reeve
down through the pulley of the crane.
9
A wild griffin was taking cattle, sir, so the
reeve
sent a message to Eagleholm.
10
In the manor courts, the lord's
reeve
generally presided.
11
Squire countermanded an order after Monteith told one of the hands to
reeve
some new halliards.
12
The halyards
reeve
through a hole in a projecting arm a foot long at the masthead.
13
The admiral now turning to the boatswain ordered him to
reeve
a rope to the yard-arm.
14
The
reeve
looked at him in stern rebuke.
15
Then the
port-
reeve
was replaced by a mayor, who was elected yearly by the city wards.
16
I know of this only in the fowl, swan, tropic-bird, owl, ruff and
reeve
,
and cuckoo.
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reeve
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
say the reeve
reeve a rope
high reeve
local reeve
mothered reeve
More collocations
Translations for
reeve
Russian
войт эмиль
фогт
фогд
Spanish
vogt
Reeve
through the time
Reeve
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common