Reeve

Definitions

1. Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
   historical
2. A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
3. A surname originating as an occupation for a bailiff.
4. The president of a township or municipal district council.
   Canada
5. An unincorporated community in Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.
6. The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

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

“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.”

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