reeve

riːv

rove

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Definition of reeve - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

government

Rare

president of a township council in Canada

Rare

The reeve attended the municipal meeting.

chief

mayor

warden

historical official

Dated

local official in charge of a town or district

Dated

The reeve managed the affairs of the village efficiently..

bailiff

sheriff

steward

birds

TECH.

female of the ruff species of bird

TECH.

The reeve was spotted near the lake.

bird

Verb

tr.

maritime

TECH.

pass a rope through an opening or around something

TECH.

The sailor reeved the rope through the pulley.

lace

thread

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Origin of reeve

Old English, gerefa (chief)

Examples of reeve in a sentence

As reeve, she oversees the township's budget.
The reeve held court to resolve local disputes.
As a reeve, he was responsible for collecting taxes.
A reeve was nesting in the tall grass.
Birdwatchers were excited to see a reeve.
He reeved the line through the eyelet.

They reeved the cable around the winch.

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French:président du conseil municipal, passer, ...
German:Bürgermeister, durchziehen, ...
Italian:presidente del consiglio comunale, passare, ...
Spanish:presidente del consejo municipal, enhebrar, ...
Portuguese:presidente do conselho, passar, ...
Chinese:镇长, 穿过, ...
Japanese:リーブ, 通す, ...
Arabic:رئيس المجلس البلدي, مَرَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:רֹאשׁ מוֹעָצָה, לְהַשְׁחִיל, ...
Russian:глава муниципалитета, продевать, ...
Ukrainian:рів, протягнути, ...
Hindi:रीव, गुजारना, ...
Bengali:রিভ, পাস করা, ...
Catalan:batlle, passar la corda, ...
Czech:starosta, provléknout, ...
Danish:rådspræsident, føre, ...
Dutch:gemeenteraadvoorzitter, doorhalen, ...
Greek:δήμαρχος, περνώ, ...
Hungarian:tanácselnök, befűzni, ...
Khmer:ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាទីប្រជុំជន, ស៊កខ្សែពួរ, ...
Korean:리브, 꿰다, ...
Persian:رئیس شورا, عبور داد, ...
Polish:wójt, przełożyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):prefeito, enfiar, ...
Romanian:primar, a trece, ...
Swedish:re, trä, ...
Thai:ประธานสภาเทศบาล, สอดเชือก, ...
Turkish:kasaba meclisi başkanı, geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:chủ tịch hội đồng, luồn dây, ...

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