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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.
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noun
A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff.
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Usage: historical
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noun
A port reeve, a port warden.
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Usage: historical
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History
From Middle English portereve, portereve, from Old English portġerēfa, from port (“a walled market town”) + ġerēfa (“reeve”). By surface analysis, port + reeve.
