REEVE (3)
Source: 567
Reeve, n. [[OE. reve, AS. gerēfa. Cf. Sheriff.]] An officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; — used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman.
Source: 567
Reeve, n. [[OE. reve, AS. gerēfa. Cf. Sheriff.]] An officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; — used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer. Piers Plowman.