PORTREEVE
\pˈɔːtɹiːv], \pˈɔːtɹiːv], \p_ˈɔː_t_ɹ_iː_v]\
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p[=o]rt'r[=e]v, n. once the name of the principal magistrate in a port-town, esp. in London. [A.S. portgeréfa--port, a port, geréfa, a reeve.]
By Thomas Davidson
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