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What is a portreeve?

What is a portreeve? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England.
  2. (historical) A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff.
  3. (historical) A port reeve, a port warden.
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In August 1881, a public meeting was convened by the Portreeve of Tavistock in the Guildhall to discuss the continued taking of stone, particularly from landmark tors.
In 1603, the antiquarian George Owen described it as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve.

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