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reeve
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?v/
- Rhymes: -i?v
- Homophone: reave
Etymology 1
From Middle English reve, from Old English r?fa, an aphetism of ?er?fa (also groefa), from Proto-West Germanic *gar?fij? (“officer, official”). Compare Danish greve, Swedish greve, Dutch graaf, German Graf. Role, and later word, mostly replaced by bailiff, of Anglo-Norman origin.
Noun
reeve (plural reeves)
- (historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
- (Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
- (military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
- 1936, The Periodical (Oxford University Press), volumes 21–22, page 67
- A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […] “Reeve”, perhaps, savoured a little too much of legal authority.
- 1936, The Periodical (Oxford University Press), volumes 21–22, page 67
Synonyms
- (medieval official): provost
Related terms
- sheriff
See also
- bailiff
Translations
Etymology 2
Apparent alternative form of reef (“to pull or yank strongly”, verb) or from Dutch reven (“to take in, insert”).
Verb
reeve (third-person singular simple present reeves, present participle reeving, simple past and past participle reeved or rove)
- (nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
- 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, 1985, p.98:
- "Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion.
- 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, 1985, p.98:
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
reeve (plural reeves)
- A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
Anagrams
- evere
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English r?fa.
Noun
reeve
- Alternative form of reve
Etymology 2
From Old English r?afian.
Verb
reeve
- Alternative form of reven
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mayor
English
Alternative forms
- mayour (obsolete)
Etymology
- Circa 1300 from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”) (13th century), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”). Doublet of major.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?me?.?/, /?m??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m???/, /?me?.?/
- Rhymes: -??(?), -e??(?)
- Homophone: mare (one pronunciation)
Noun
mayor (plural mayors, feminine mayoress)
- The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
- (historical) The steward of some royal courts, particularly in early Medieval France
Synonyms
- (female, when distinguished): mayoress
- (head of a town): burgomaster, boroughmaster (historical, of boroughs); provost (of Scottish burghs & historical French bourgs); Lord Provost (of certain Scottish burghs); praetor (archaic)
- (royal officer): seneschal, steward
Hyponyms
(municipal principal leader):
- mayor, lord mayor, Lord Mayor (male mayor)
- mayoress, lady mayor, Lady Mayor (female mayor)
Derived terms
- mayor of the palace
- mayoress (female mayor)
- lord mayor
- lady mayor
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: mayor
- ? Swahili: meya
- ? Tok Pisin: meya
Translations
Anagrams
- Amory, Moray, Raymo, moray
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin m?ior.
Adjective
mayor (epicene, plural mayores)
- old
- older
- (music) major
Cebuano
Etymology
From English mayor, from Old French maire (“head of a city or town government”), from Latin maior (“bigger, greater, superior”), comparative of magnus (“big, great”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma?yor
Noun
mayor
- a mayor; the leader of a city, or a municipality
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:mayor.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin maior (“major”).
Noun
mayor
- major (military rank).
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch majoor, from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?maj?r]
- Hyphenation: ma?yor
Noun
mayor (plural mayor-mayor, first-person possessive mayorku, second-person possessive mayormu, third-person possessive mayornya)
- major (military rank in Indonesian Army)
- lieutenant commander (military rank in Indonesian Navy)
- squadron leader (military rank in Indonesian Air Force)
Alternative forms
- mejar (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Adjective
mayor
- major.
- Synonyms: besar, utama
- Antonym: minor
Related terms
Further reading
- “mayor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.
Adjective
mayor
- great, major
Portuguese
Adjective
mayor m or f (plural mayores, comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of maior
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin maior.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mayor (plural mayores)
- comparative degree of grande: bigger
- Antonym: menor
- comparative degree of viejo: older; elder
- Antonym: menor
- (of a person) comparative degree of viejo: old; at an advanced age
- Synonyms: viejo, anciano
- of age; adult; grown-up
- Synonym: mayor de edad
- major; main
- Antonym: menor
- head; boss
- (music) major
- Antonym: menor
- (as a superlative, el/la/lo mayor) superlative degree of grande: the biggest
- (as a superlative) superlative degree of viejo: the oldest
- enhanced
Derived terms
Noun
mayor m (plural mayores)
- (military) major (military rank)
- boss; head
- (literary, in the plural) ancestors
Noun
mayor f (plural mayores)
- (nautical) mainsail
Further reading
- “mayor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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