Reeve, n. [OE. reve, AS. gerēfa. Cf. Sheriff.] An officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; — used chiefly in compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc. Chaucer.Piers Plowman.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.