greeve

greeve · noun¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromgreifi“a count, earl, steward”
2. Middle English · inherited fromgryve
3. English todaygreeve

From Middle English gryve, grayve, from Old Norse greifi (“a count, earl, steward”), akin to Swedish and Danish greve (“a count, earl”), Old English ġerēfa (“reeve”). More at reeve.

greeve · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromgreve
2. English todaygreeve

From Middle English greve, grayve, see greave.

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