reeve

  1. Noun.  (historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
  2. Noun.  (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
  3. Noun.  (military, historical) A (l, en) but (l, en) commissioned (l, en) of the Royal Air Force equivalent to (l, en) .
  4. Verb.  (nautical) To pass a rope through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
  5. 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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