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reeve| In Anglo-Saxon England, an official charged with the administration of a shire or burgh, fulfilling functions similar to those of the later sheriff. After the Norman Conquest, the term tended to be restricted to the person elected by the villeins (feudal tenants) to oversee the work of the manor and to communicate with the manorial lord. |
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