NYT Dictionary
REEVE
/ɹiːv/NounVerbREEVCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2026
Meaning
Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English reve, from Old English rēfa, an aphetism of ġerēfa (also grœ̄fa), from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō (“officer, official”). Compare Danish greve, Swedish greve, Dutch graaf, German Graf. The role, and eventually the word, was mostly replaced by bailiff, of Anglo-Norman origin.
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