shire-reeve
shire-reeve · shire-reeves
A local official in Mediaeval England appointed by the King to oversee a shireA local official in Mediaeval England appointed by the King to oversee a shire.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A local official in Mediaeval England appointed by the King to oversee a shire.
Origin
Compound of shire + reeve; calque of Old English scīrġerēfa (“shire-reeve; sheriff”).Compound of shire + reeve; calque of Old English scīrġerēfa (“shire-reeve; sheriff”).
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