Look up: Portreeve


  1. Portreeve
    A portreeve, or `port warden` is a historical British political appointment with a fluctuating role which evolved over time. The origins of the position are in the reign of Edward the Elder, who, in order to ensure that taxes were correctly exacted, forbade the conducting of trades outside of a `po...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portreeve

  2. Portreeve
    Port'reeve` noun A port warden.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/131

  3. Portreeve
    • (n.) A port warden.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/portreeve/

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