Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A reeve having jurisdiction in a town or township, as in Canada. See
reeve , 1.
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Examples
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He told the town-reeve about the gift he had received, and the town-reeve took him to the Abbess and showed her all the matter.
Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days Emily Hickey
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"Summon the town-reeve, messire, the burgesses, the council, declare thy rank, so shall we go free -- none shall dare hold thus a prince of thy exalted state and potent might!
The Geste of Duke Jocelyn Jeffery Farnol 1915
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