reeve
- Noun. (historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
- Noun. (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
- Noun. (military, historical) A (l, en) but (l, en) commissioned (l, en) of the Royal Air Force equivalent to (l, en) .
- Verb. (nautical) To pass a rope through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
- Noun. A female of the species ''Philomachus pugnax'', a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
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