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greeves

greeves is the plural of greeve.

Meaning of greeve

Noun

greeve (plural greeves)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A reeve; steward.

Proper noun capitalized: Greeves

Greeves

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Questions about greeves

What does greeves mean?
Greeves means a surname from Middle English.
What is greeves the plural of?
Greeves is the plural of greeve.
What part of speech is greeves?
Greeves is a proper noun.

Words near greeves in the dictionary

  1. greets
  2. greetz
  3. greeve
  4. Greeven
  5. Greevens
  6. greeves
  7. greeveship
  8. greevous
  9. greeze
  10. greezes
  11. greffier

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