reeve

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. reeve¹ (rēv)n.
1. The elected president of a town council in some parts of Canada.
2. Any of various minor officers of parishes or other local authorities.
3. A bailiff or steward of a manor in the later medieval period.
4. A high officer of local administration appointed by the Anglo-Saxon kings. [Middle English, from Old English gerēfa.] II. reeve² (rēv)tr.v. Nautical reeved, or rove (rōv) reev·ing, reeves
1. To pass (a rope or rod) through a hole, ring, pulley, or block.
2. To fasten by passing through or around.
3. To pass a rope or rod through (a hole, ring, pulley, or block). [Origin unknown.] III. reeve³ (rēv)n.
The female ruff. [Probably alteration of ruff¹.]