REEVE
1 none. Hist. 1 chief magistrate of a town or district. 2 official supervising a landowner`s estate. [old english]
1 none. Hist. 1 chief magistrate of a town or district. 2 official supervising a landowner`s estate. [old english]
2 verb. (past rove or reeved) naut. 1 (usually. Foll. By through) thread (a rope or rod etc.) Through a ring or other aperture. 2 fasten (a rope or block) in this way. [probably dutch reven]