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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 1603, the antiquarian George Owen described it as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve.
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.

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