Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,970,558 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Reeve
(redirected from reeves)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

REEVE. The name of an ancient English officer of justice, inferior in rank to an alderman.
     2. He was a ministerial officer, appointed to execute process, keep the king's peace, and put the laws in execution. He witnessed all contracts and bargains; brought offenders to justice, and delivered them to punishment; took bail for such as were to appear at the county court, and presided at the court or folcmote[?]. He was also called gerefa.
     3. There were several kinds of reeves as the shire-gerefa, shire-reeve or sheriff; the heh-gerefa, or high-sheriff, tithing-reeve, burgh or borough-reeve.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Legal browser?   Full browser?
 
FANS of comedian Vic Reeves were given a treat as he visited Tyneside to sign copies of his new book.
TV star books in for fans by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
COMIC Vic Reeves was on Tyneside yesterday signing copies of his book.
VIC ENJOYS THE SMELL OF LITERARY SUCCESS by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Reeves was the manager of a comedy venue where Mortimer - a solicitor in Hackney by day - indulged his hobby of heckling.
Madcap duo who wouldn't let it lie; Proof telly isn't as good as it ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.