Reeve (England)

Greve (or Grebe, Grefe, Gräffe; gerefa to the official title of Old English, Modern English reeve, along with high - reeve, Hogrefe ) was in some German-speaking areas, the post of village management board, mayor or reeve.

The Greve was subordinate to the Court gentlemen of their parent ministry. The name is derived from the Old High German " Gravio ," the central German " grebe " and the Middle Low German " greve ". In the region of Aachen, the terms " Greve " and " Griev " are for " guild chief " or " guild master " is, as the official title of " Holzgreve " from the Forestry Administration beings.

The German Dictionary of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm says:

• GREBE, m. , Village principal, sp. . hess: schultheisz which one calleth greben to the villages in the country to Hesse CEMETERY wendunmuth 1, 178 OESTERLEY; see VILMAR 136; from Greve, who md. form for Grave. distributed as a surname in Hesse.
• . Greve, m, grebe (sd): just as has in some parts of Germany the name greve or grebe for the village head down to the latest times get SAVIGNY Est Roman d right 1, 236; ' griev in local documents greve, guild- Head ' MÜLLER- WEITZ aach. 74

Greve or Grebe can also be a variant of the professional title Count, which is derived from the Old High German " Gravo ".

The word is with the French " le greffe " ( = office, secretary) and " le greffier " ( registrar ) used, as with the still commonly used today in Jersey and Guernsey " greffier " ( = office clerk ).