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Meaning of "portreeve" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PORTREEVE

portreeve  [ˈpɔːtˌriːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTREEVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Portreeve is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PORTREEVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Portreeve

A portreeve or port warden is the title of an historical official in England and Wales possessing authority over a town. The details of the office have fluctuated and evolved considerably over time. The term derives from the word port; and the word reeve, meaning a high-ranking supervisory official. The origins of the position are in the reign of Edward the Elder, who, in order to ensure that taxes were correctly exacted, forbade the conducting of trades outside of a 'port' or duly appointed place for trading, and without the supervision of a portreeve or other trustworthy person. At this time therefore, they had a role as a fiscal supervisor, much like modern customs and revenue officers. By the late Middle Ages portreeves acted as representatives of the people to ensure that their duties to the mayor and community were fulfilled. In some cases the role has been combined with that of mayor. Portreeves may also have acted as returning officers at elections. Contemporary British towns which still nominally have or appoint a portreeve include Laugharne, Carmarthenshire; Ashburton, Devon; Beccles, Suffolk; Callington, Cornwall; and Yeovil, Somerset.

Definition of portreeve in the English dictionary

The definition of portreeve in the dictionary is the reeve of a port. Other definition of portreeve is a role that has changed over time in England but now equivalent to a mayor or mayor's assistant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORTREEVE


aggrieve
əˈɡriːv
bereave
bɪˈriːv
breve
briːv
Congreve
ˈkɒŋɡriːv
engrieve
ɪnˈɡriːv
greave
ɡriːv
grieve
ɡriːv
reave
riːv
reeve
riːv
reive
riːv
reprieve
rɪˈpriːv
retrieve
rɪˈtriːv
rieve
riːv
screeve
skriːv
semibreve
ˈsɛmɪˌbriːv
shrieve
ʃriːv
unreave
ʌnˈriːv
unreeve
ʌnˈriːv
woodreeve
ˈwʊdˌriːv
yestereve
ˌjɛstəˈriːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORTREEVE

portolan
portrait
portrait gallery
portrait lens
portrait mode
portrait painter
portrait photographer
portrait photography
portraitist
portraiture
portray
portrayable
portrayal
portrayer
portress

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORTREEVE

an ace up one´s sleeve
balloon sleeve
batwing sleeve
cleeve
deeve
dolman sleeve
gatefold sleeve
half-sleeve
keeve
laugh up one´s sleeve
leg-o´-mutton sleeve
oversleeve
peeve
record sleeve
set-in sleeve
shirtsleeve
sleeve
steeve
up one´s sleeve
wear one´s heart on one´s sleeve

Synonyms and antonyms of portreeve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «portreeve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORTREEVE

Find out the translation of portreeve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of portreeve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «portreeve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

portreeve
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Portreeve
570 millions of speakers

English

portreeve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

portreeve
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

portreeve
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

portreeve
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Portreeve
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগরীর মেয়র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Portreeve
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percuma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Portreeve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

portreeve
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

portreeve
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thị trưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

portreeve
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोर्टरीवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şehir başkanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Portreeve
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

portreeve
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

portreeve
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

portreeve
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Portreeve
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

portreeve
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Portreeve
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Portreeve
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of portreeve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTREEVE»

The term «portreeve» is used very little and occupies the 157.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORTREEVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «portreeve» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «portreeve» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about portreeve

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTREEVE»

Discover the use of portreeve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to portreeve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the ...
YEOVIL. Coupons-rs Bony. Style and Constitution. Portreeve. Oath of Office. Continuance in Office. Residence. Bu rgesses. Bearer and two constables for the town. and two others for the parish, which is distinct from the borough.” These ...
‎1835
2
The Portreeve
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Eden Phillpotts, 2008
3
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
COROPRATE BODY. CLASSES. Portreeve. Oath. Burgesses. Commonalty. Power to make Bye-laws. Borough Court. Weighmaster. Charge for weighing Potatoes. 6. In the following year the charter was granted which incorporated the town or ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1836
4
Appendix to the First Report ...: Southern, midland, western ...
The Portreeve is an annual ofiicer. The charter of J ames I. grants to the portrecve and P°m'°°"°- chief burgesses that the chief burgesses and freemen shall have franck and free election in their “ tollshill," as well of the said portreeve, to be ...
Great Britain. Commissioners on Municipal Corporations in Ireland, 1835
5
Analytical index to the reports of the Commissioners ...
Portreeve ; I. 334. See Portreeve. Newport (Monmouth). Presentation by mayor and aldermen of two of their body to the lord, who selects one ; practical rotation; swearing in by the steward; chief magistrate ; chairman of sessions and judge in  ...
Great Britain. Commission for Inquiring into the State of the Several Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, 1839
6
REPORT FROM COMMISSIONERS: CHARITIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES
PORTREEVE'S, OR BACK-STREET ALMSIIOUSE. Extracts from an office copy of depositions of witnesses, taken in a cause in the court of YEOVIL. Exchequer, in which Sir Robert Plielps, knight, and others were plaintiffs, and Joseph ...
‎1820
7
An account of the corporation of Beccles Fen, with a tr. of ...
And that the same Portreeve, after he shall be so named and chosen as aforesaid, before he shall be permitted to execute the said office of Portreeve of the Fen aforesaid) To b<> sworn shall take a corporal oath on the tenth day next following ...
Beccles Fen, 1826
8
Reports of the Proceedings Before Select Committees of the ...
sices at all the periods when returns were made to parliament, with one exception, in 1753, when the mayor and Portreeve were strongly connected, and both signed the return the ensuing year. In 1780, the precept was addressed to Benjamin ...
Simon Fraser, 1793
9
TABLES OF THE REVENUE,POPULATION,COMMERCE,&c. OF THE UNITED ...
Portreeve, aldermen indefinite, and burgesses indefinite. None . . . Court baron, held by portreeve, elected by alder- ' men. Not less than 12 Gift by election of a jury of burgesses sworn in by the portreeve. 174 487 275 KlUDERMIN- 8TEK.
‎1843
10
The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Aimrrm'r - ' Portreeve, Burgesses, and Freemen of the Borough of Ardfert in the County of . ' Kerry. l ATHENnY - , Portreeve, Burgesses, and Freemeu of the Corporation of the Town and Liberties of l Athenry. BALTINGLASS - I Sovereign ...
‎1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTREEVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term portreeve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Preparations underway for Holsworthy's St Peter's Fair
Every year on the eve of St Peter's Fair, Tuesday, July 8, the elected portreeve and his officers hold a court in the Memorial Hall. «North Devon Journal, Jun 15»
2
Community-driven Dartmoor market town
Ashburton has one of the oldest Portreeve's offices in the country which dates back well over a thousand years. The procession — which came ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jun 15»
3
GALLERY: Christmas comes to Callington
The main event saw Mayor and Portreeve Andrew Long switch on the town's lights, assisted by the town cryer Tony Stentiford. And when the ... «cornishguardian.co.uk, Dec 14»
4
​Hundreds gather for Holsworthy's Christmas light switch on
“Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon, helped with the countdown along with Holsworthy's deputy mayor, the Portreeve Phil Cole and ... «North Devon Journal, Dec 14»
5
Sixty years ago they were worthless... today Dylan Thomas' bounced …
The election is marked by the Portreeve's breakfast and Thomas was writing to apologise that he would be unable to attend the event because ... «WalesOnline, Nov 14»
6
Remembrance services across Cornwall: DETAILS
Service of Remembrance in St Mary's church with the Portreeve & Town Mayor and Councillors, and MP Sheryll Murray. Tuesday 11 November ... «Falmouth Packet, Nov 14»
7
We're running out of ice to meet the bucket challenge
Sheryll nominated Liskeard Mayor Phil Seeva, Cornwall Councillor Benedicte Bay and former Callington Portreeve Jeremy Gist to follow her. «Plymouth Herald, Aug 14»
8
Cornish MP Sheryll Murray gets ice bucket treatment
... by nominating Liskeard mayor Phil Seeva, Lostwithiel Cornwall councillor Benedicte Bay and former Callington Portreeve Jeremy Gist. «cornishguardian.co.uk, Aug 14»
9
Dylan Thomas's drinking ditty to be published for first time
Of its potential value, Goodby said a two-sentence letter to the portreeve of Laugharne, the poet's Welsh home, had recently been auctioned. «The Guardian, Jun 14»
10
Dylan Thomas script and letter penned just weeks before his death …
The Portreeve is the elected President of Laugharne's medieval Corporation, the only surviving one in the UK apart from in London. «WalesOnline, May 14»

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