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Grieve

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɡɹiːv

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A governor of a town or province.
    obsolete
  3. A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.
    Scotland

Equivalents

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Examples

“1559-1566, John Knox, History of the Reformation in Scotland [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ.”
“[T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Grieved Griever Grieves grieveship Grieving Grievingly

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