shire-reeve

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A local official in Mediaeval England appointed by the King to oversee a shire. historical

词形变化

shire-reeves plural shirereeve alternative shire reeve alternative

词源

Compound of shire + reeve; calque of Old English scīrġerēfa (“shire-reeve; sheriff”).
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