Reeve

Quick meaning: Reeve is a noun meaning (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.

Meaning

(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.

More Meanings

1. (military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
2. (nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
3. A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
4. (historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.

Example Sentences

His first convert was the reeve of the city of Lincoln called Blæcca, .

"Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion.

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.

Word Forms

• reeves
• reeving
• reeved

Synonyms for reeve

Depending on context, synonyms include provost.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bailiff, shire, commissioner, prefect, warden, rural.

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