reeve

Etymology 1
From, from , an aphetism of (also ), from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

The role, and eventually the word, was mostly replaced by, of 🇨🇬 origin.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
 * 2)  The president of a township or municipal district council.
 * 3)  The holder of a  but  commissioned  of the, equivalent to.
 * 1)  The holder of a  but  commissioned  of the, equivalent to.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , , , ,
 * Latin: praepositus; praepositus villae

Etymology 2
Apparent alternative form of or from.

Verb

 * 1)  To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.

Etymology 3
Variant of dialectal, but of obscure ultimate origin.

Noun

 * 1)  A female of the species, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.