reeve /ɹiːv/noun 4verb 1forms 4 noun4 •(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council. •(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.His first convert was the reeve of the city of Lincoln called Blaecca, ... — 1999 •A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff. •(historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander. verb1 •To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it."Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion. — 1930 formsreeved · rove · reeving · reeves
