portreeve (English, noun)
expansion: portreeve (plural portreeves)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
glosses: A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff.
tags: historical
glosses: A port reeve, a port warden.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: portreeves
tags: plural
form: port-reeve
tags: alternative
form: portgreve
tags: alternative
form: portgrave
tags: alternative