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Grieve; Greeve
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff. [Scot.] Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve. Sir W. Scott.
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a manorial bailiff. [Scot.] Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve. Sir W. Scott.