English Dictionary

reeve

/ɹiːv/

noun

(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities. / (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.

The reeve was responsible for collecting taxes and maintaining order in the village.

意味（1）

(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.

His first convert was the reeve of the city of Lincoln called Blæcca, ...

意味（2）

(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.

意味（3）

(military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.

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.