portgreve
Port"greve`, Port"grave`,Etym: [AS. portgerefa; port a harbor + gerefa a reeve or sheriff. See Reeve a steward, and cf. Portreeve.] Defn: In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.
Port"greve`, Port"grave`,Etym: [AS. portgerefa; port a harbor + gerefa a reeve or sheriff. See Reeve a steward, and cf. Portreeve.] Defn: In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] Fabyan.