[riːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a local official, in particular the chief magistrate of a town or district in Anglo-Saxon England


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English rēfa

[riːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- thread (a rope or rod) through a ring or other aperture
(e.g: one end of the new rope was reeved through the chain)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: probably from Dutch reven ‘reef (a sail)’ (see reef)

[riːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a female ruff


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: variant of dialect ree, of unknown origin