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In Anglo-Saxon England, a reeve (Old English: gerefa) was an administrative official serving the king or a lesser lord in a variety of roles.After the Norman Conquest, it was an office held by a man of lower rank, appointed as manager of a manor and overseer of the peasants.
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Reeve is an English surname originally meaning officer or steward. [1] derived from the Old English ge refa. spelling variations, including Reeve, Reve, Reave, Reaves, Reeves and others. Some notable persons with the surname include: Ada Reeve (1874–1966), English actress. Mother of Goodie Reeve. Alan Reeve (born 1948), English murderer
The Old English term designated a royal official, a reeve, responsible for managing a shire or county on behalf of the king. The term is a contraction of "shire reeve" (Old English scīrgerefa).
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Bailiff was the term used by the Normans for what the Saxons had called a reeve: the officer responsible for executing the decisions of a court.The duty of the bailiff would thus include serving summonses and orders, and executing all warrants issued out of the corresponding court.
Alfred Smyth thought heah-gerefa was influenced by the Scottish word mormaer, the meaning of which, supposedly great steward, is possibly similar. [ 3 ] In the North People's Law , a high-reeve is given a wergild of four thousand thrymsas , the same as a hold and half the wergild of an ealdorman . [ 4 ]
Rieve made another attempt to force the narrows around 09:00 when the fog briefly lifted, but nearly ran Karlsruhe aground and withdrew again. Getting desperate, Rieve ordered his troops loaded onto four of his small E-boats when the fog began to lift again at 09:25 and ordered them to storm the harbor regardless of casualties.