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Portreeve

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "Instead of the portgreve [of London], Richard the first ordained two bailiffs, but presently after him King John granted them a mayor for their yearly magistrate."

  2. 2
    A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff. historical
  3. 3
    A port reeve, a port warden. historical

Etymology

From Middle English portereve, portereve, from Old English portġerēfa, from port (“a walled market town”) + ġerēfa (“reeve”). By surface analysis, port + reeve.

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