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Reeve may refer to:
Titles
Reeve (Canada) , an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
Reeve (England) , an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord
High-reeve , a title taken by some English magistrates during the 10th and 11th centuries
Shire reeve, an official position that originated the term
Sheriff
Vogt , an official in many European countries, often translated reeve
Other uses
Reeve (surname) , list of notable people with the surname
Reeve, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community
Reeve knot, a
stopper knot
Reeve, a female
ruff (bird) , a wading bird
Reeve (Final Fantasy ) , a character from the video game Final Fantasy VII
Reeve Electric Association Plant , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa
"
The Reeve's Prologue and Tale ", from The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer
Leander Reeve House , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Iowa
To reeve a line through blocks in order to gain a mechanical advantage, a nautical term
See also
Topics referred to by the same term