reeve
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Is reeve a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.Examples: "His first convert was the reeve of the city of Lincoln called Blæcca, ..."Synonyms: provosthistorical
2. (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.Canada
3. (military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.Examples: "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."historical
verb (English)
1. (nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.Examples: ""Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion."dialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary