portreeve
portreeve noun: a borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England.
Noun
portreeve (plural portreeves)
- A borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England.
- Instead of the portgreve [of London], Richard the first ordained two bailiffs, but presently after him King John granted them a mayor for their yearly magistrate.1772, Jacob's Law Dictionary
- A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff.
- A port reeve, a port warden.
portreeve meaning in Tamil
portreeve in Tamil
- கீழ் அலுவலர்
Forms of portreeve
| plural | portreeves |
|---|---|
| alternative form | port-reeve |
| alternative form | portgreve |
| alternative form | portgrave |
Origin of portreeve
From Middle English portereve, portereve, from Old English portġerēfa, from port (“a walled market town”) + ġerēfa (“reeve”). By surface analysis, port + reeve.
Words formed from portreeve
Questions about portreeve
- What does portreeve mean?
- Portreeve means a borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England.
- What is portreeve in Tamil?
- Portreeve in Tamil is கீழ் அலுவலர். See Portreeve meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is portreeve?
- Portreeve is a noun.
- What is the plural of portreeve?
- The plural of portreeve is portreeves.
Words near portreeve in the dictionary
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