Definitions For Portreeve

Noun

PORTREEVE (plural PORTREEVEs) 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, southwest england. (historical) A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff. (historical) A port reeve, a port warden.

Derived terms

portreeveship

Alternative forms

portgreve, portgrave port-reeve

Etymology

From {{der, en, enm, port-reve}} etc., from {{der, en, ang, portgerefa, portgerēfa}} etc., from {{compound, ang, port, t1=a walled market town, gerefa, alt2=gerēfa, t2=reeve, nocat=1}}.

Is Portreeve a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Portreeve is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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