3 example sentences using reeve.
Reeve used in a sentence
Reeve in a sentence as a noun
When your kid went missing in the woods, it was the reeve and the Lord's men who helped search.
When your barn roof collapsed, it was the reeve and the Lord's men who helped dig out your animals, and it was your Lord who stabled your animals.
Reeve in a sentence as a verb
Am I right to say "scirgerefa", and then later, "shire reeve", meaning an officer of the king responsible for maintaining order in each shire, collecting taxes and so forth?
Reeve definitions
noun
female ruff
verb
pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
verb
pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
verb
fasten by passing through a hole or around something