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reeve

美音:[ri:v ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[ri:v ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.<英史>城镇(或地区的)长官 v.穿(绳索),穿过

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动词过去式:reeved/rove 过去分词:reeved/rove 现在分词:reeving 第三人称单数:reeves

reeve


/ri:v; riv/
n
1 (Brit)
(a) (formerly) chief magistrate of a town or district (旧时)市镇或区的司法官. Cf 参看 sheriff 1.
(b) (in medieval times) steward of a manor (中世纪时期)庄园的管家.
2 (in Canada) elected head of a village or town council (加拿大)乡镇议会的议长.

reeve


n[C]
[Language: Old English;Origin: gerefa]
the official who is in charge of the town governments in some Canadian provinces
an English law officer in the past