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Rarereeve
The correct spelling is reeve.
How to pronounce reeve
noun
IPA: /ɹiːv/
Say it like: Ree-ve
The correct spelling is reeve. Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
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Meanings
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 proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
- 4.A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
verb
- 1.To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
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