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reeve1

Syllabification: (reeve)
Pronunciation: /rēv/
Definition of reeve

noun

Canadian
  • the president of a village or town council.
  • chiefly historical a local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in Anglo-Saxon England.

Origin:

Old English rēfa

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