I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English greve, from Old English grǣfa — more at grove
obsolete : grove , thicket
II. ˈgrēv noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English greve, from Middle French, perhaps from greve part in the hair, from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German graban to dig; from a comparison of the edge of the shinbone to a part in the hair — more at grave
: armor for the leg below the knee — usually used in plural
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: by alteration
: grave IV