portgerefa

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • a portreeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England

Etymology

Compound from Old English port (port, a walled market town, gate) + Old English ġerēfa (reeve, official, steward).

Origin

Old English

ġerēfa

Gloss

reeve, official, steward

Concept
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Social and political relations

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Person/Thing

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