portgrave
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Portgrave — Portgreve Port greve , Portgrave Port grave , [AS. portger[=e]fa; port a harbor + ger[=e]fa a reeve or sheriff. See {Reeve} a steward, and cf. {Portreeve}.] In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portgreve — Port greve , Portgrave Port grave , [AS. portger[=e]fa; port a harbor + ger[=e]fa a reeve or sheriff. See {Reeve} a steward, and cf. {Portreeve}.] In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portgreve — I. see portgrave II. noun see portreeve … Useful english dictionary
