reeve

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
2. 2
   The president of a township or municipal district council.
3. 3
   The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
4. 4
   A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.

Verb

1. 1
   To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as an occupation for a bailiff.
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.