reeve

Lord's estate overseer

A reeve is an official with local administrative or judicial authority.

Historically, reeves managed estates or districts in medieval England—the shire reeve became the sheriff.

In Canada, a reeve heads the council of certain rural municipalities.

As a nautical term, to reeve is to pass a rope through a hole, ring, or block: reeve the line through the pulley.

official

bailiff

Legal proceeding overseer

alderman · mayor · constable · warden · overseer · administrator · clerk · registrar · commissioner · superintendent

estate

manor

Landed aristocratic residence

  • demesneLord's private estate
  • tenantOne who rents property
  • rentPayment for temporary use

accounts · harvest · bailiff · steward · overseer · landowner · crops · livestock · records · audit

feudal

manor

Landed aristocratic residence

serfdom · vassal · fief · demesne · tenantry · peasantry · villein · tithe · homage · knight

literary

Ruff

Capitalized noun form

  • CanterburyHistoric English ecclesiastical seat
  • MillerOccupational surname for grain-grinders
  • taleSpoken or written narrative

Chaucer · satire · corruption · pilgrimage · medieval · allegory · bailiff · steward

nautical

rope

Thick twisted fibers

  • threadingPassing strand through opening
  • passMove beyond or decline
  • holeAbsence in matter

block · tackle · sheave · rigging · splice · line · fasten · eyelet · grommet · sailmaking

Categories
Opposites
feudal hierarchy

reevelord

Nobleman or ruler

nobleman · serf · villein · peasant · liege lord

administrative role

reevesubordinate

One lower in rank

laborer · commoner · subject · overseen · underling

rope handling

reevewithdraw

Remove or pull away

remove · extract · unthread · pull out

Phrases
Family

reeves

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