Portgreve
Pronunciation : Port"greve`
Part of Speech : Port"grave`,
Etymology : [AS. portgerefa; port a harbor + gerefa a reeve or sheriff. See Reeve a steward, and cf. Portreeve.]
Definition : Defn: In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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