Etymology

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Today it means: The governor of a town or city, especially for fiscal purposes. Full definition →

Middle English burhreve ← Old English burhġerēfa
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  1. Old English · inherited fromburhġerēfa“the governor of a town or city”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromburhreve
  3. English todayboroughreeve

From Middle English burhreve, from Old English burhġerēfa (“the governor of a town or city”), equivalent to borough + reeve. Compare sheriff.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.