reeve

IPA: rˈiv

(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
(military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
A surname originating as an occupation for a bailiff.
An unincorporated community in Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

(nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.

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