reeve: Meaning and Definition of

reeve

1. an administrative officer of a town or district.
2. an overseer or superintendent of workers, tenants, or an estate.
3. (formerly) a person of high rank representing the crown.
4. the presiding officer of a village or town council.

reeve

1. to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
2. to fasten by placing through or around something.
3. to pass a rope through (the swallow of a block).

reeve

1. the female of the ruff, Philomachus pugnax. Also called