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Webster 1913 Edition

Portgrave

{

Port′greveˊ

,

Port′graveˊ

, }
[AS.
portgerēfa
;
port
a harbor +
gerēfa
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Portgrave

PORTGRAVE

Definition 2024

portgrave

portgrave

English

Noun

portgrave ‎(plural portgraves)

  1. Synonym of portreeve

Etymology

From Latin portgravius, from Old English portgerēfa &c., from port +‎ gerēfa ‎(“reeve”).

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