- portgreve
- The chief magistrate of an English seaport town.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
portgreve
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Portgreve — Port greve , Portgrave Port grave , [AS. portger[=e]fa; port a harbor + ger[=e]fa 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portgreve — I. see portgrave II. noun see portreeve … Useful english dictionary
Portgrave — Portgreve Port greve , Portgrave Port grave , [AS. portger[=e]fa; port a harbor + ger[=e]fa 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.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GRAFIO seu GRAVIO vel GRAVIUS — GRAFIO, seu GRAVIO, vel GRAVIUS a Germ. GRAVE, Angl GREVE et REVE, proprie Iudex est fiscalis; per translationem Comes, Comitisque Vicarius, i. e. Vicecomes, item Iudex simpliciter, Praeles, Praepositus. Apud auctores medii saeculi Exactor… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
portgrave — or portgreve variant of portreeve … Useful english dictionary
