REEVE

I. noun see: co- Date: before 12th century a local administrative agent of an Anglo-Saxon king, a medieval English manor officer responsible chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations, 3. the council president in some Canadian municipalities, a local official charged with enforcement of specific regulations , II. verb (rove or ~d; reeving) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1627 transitive verb to pass (as a rope) through a hole or opening, to fasten by passing through a hole or around something, to pass a rope through, intransitive verb to pass through a block or similar device, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1634 the female of the ruff (sandpiper)