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/ɹiːv/ · noun
(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities..
His first convert was the reeve of the city of Lincoln called Blæcca, ...
A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Reeve”, perhaps, savoured a little too much of legal authority.
"Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion.
Use reeve when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reeve means (historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities..
Common synonyms include provost.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His first convert was the reeve of the city of Lincoln called Blæcca, ...
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