Meaning of reive | Babel Free
Examples
“[The earl] commands all within his charge to abstain from reiving or stealing from the subjects of Scotland. For such riefs as have⟳ been made upon them, the Queen minds to have⟳ the same mended by justice.”
“Spine-chilling tales of reiving raids are a legendary legacy of these violent times, when careless murder⟳, theft and pillage were everyday professions.”
“So, although many borderers regularly engaged in reiving, most were also part-time agriculturalists, raising crops such as oats and rye, as well as livestock.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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