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From: "Keith" <>
Subject: RE: [OLDWORDS] Hogreave
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 11:09:07 +0100


Hi All,


Hog -Reeve : (OED) an officer charged with the prevention or
appraising of damages by stray swine; a field driver.
Formerly an officer in New England; the office is now merely nominal.


Reeve : an Old English official of high rank having a local
jurisdiction under the king. Hence a reeve in authority of
a shire was a shire-reeve. Ultimately becoming 'sheriff'.

regards

Keith Feeney




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-----Original Message-----
From: Kaye [mailto:]
Sent: 06 April 2000 03:42
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Subject: [OLDWORDS] Hogreave


Hi,

Is this the list to ask definitions for words found in town records?

If so, can anyone tell me what a hogreave is?

Kaye
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