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Reeve (Canada) In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

, an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents *

Reeve (England) In Anglo-Saxon England, a reeve (Old English: ) was an administrative official serving the king or a lesser lord in a variety of roles. After the Norman Conquest, it was an office held by a man of lower rank, appointed as manager of a manor and ...

, an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord *

High-reeve High-reeve () was a title taken by some Anglo-Saxon, English magnates during the 10th and 11th centuries, and is particularly associated with the Earls, ealdormen and high-reeves of Bamburgh, rulers of Bamburgh. It was not however only used by ru ...

, a title taken by some English magistrates during the 10th and 11th centuries *Shire reeve, an official position that originated the term

Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is common ...

Vogt An , sometimes simply advocate, (German, ), or (French, ), was a type of medieval office holder, particularly important in the Holy Roman Empire, who was delegated some of the powers and functions of a major feudal lord, or for an institutio ...

, an official in many European countries, often translated ''reeve''

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Reeve (surname) Reeve is an English surname originally meaning officer or steward. derived from the Old English ge refa. spelling variations, including Reeve, Reve, Reave, Reaves, Reeves and others. Some notable persons with the surname include: * Ada Reeve (187 ...

, list of notable people with the surname *

Reeve, Wisconsin Reeve is an unincorporated community located in the town of Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders ...

, an unincorporated community *Reeve knot, a

stopper knot A stopper knot (or simply stopper) is a knot that creates a fixed thicker point on an otherwise-uniform thickness rope for the purpose of preventing the rope, at that point, from slipping through a narrow passage, such as a hole in a block. To pa ...

*Reeve, a female

ruff (bird) The ruff (''Calidris pugnax'') is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include ...

, a wading bird * Reeve (''Final Fantasy''), a character from the video game ''Final Fantasy VII'' *

Reeve Electric Association Plant The Reeve Electric Association Plant, now known as the REA Power Plant Museum, is a historic structure located near Hampton, Iowa, United States. In the 1930s only 10% of rural homes and farms in the United States had electricity. The first men ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa *"

The Reeve's Prologue and Tale "The Reeve's Tale" is the third story told in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales''. The reeve, named Oswald in the text, is the manager of a large estate who reaped incredible profits for his master and himself. He is described in the ...

", from ''The Canterbury Tales'' by Chaucer *

Leander Reeve House The Leander Reeve House, also known as the Old Stone House, is a historic structure located near Geneva, Iowa in the United States. Leander Reeve came to Franklin County from Ashtabula County, Ohio in 1853. He initially worked as a trapper unt ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa * To reeve a line through blocks in order to gain a mechanical advantage, a nautical term

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