REEVES
Noun
reeves
plural of reeve
Anagrams
• Severe, everse, servee, severe
Etymology
• A patronymic form of the occupational name Reeve.
Proper noun
Reeves
A surname.
Anagrams
• Severe, everse, servee, severe
Source: Wiktionary
REEVE
Reeve (rv), n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The female of the ruff.
Reeve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rove (rv); p. pr. & vb. n. Reeving.] Etym:
[Cf. D. reven. See Reef, n. & v. t.] (Naut.)
Definition: To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block,
thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.
Reeve, n. Etym: [OE. reve, AS. ger. Cf. Sheriff.]
Definition: an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in
compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve, etc.
Chaucer. Piers Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition