- Reeve (England)
In
England , a reeve was an official elected annually by theserfs to supervise lands for alord . The reeve himself was a serf. He had many duties such as making sure theserfs started work on time and ensuring that no one was cheating the lord out of money. The system was introduced by theSaxons , dating at least to the 7th century, and continued after the Norman Conquest.The reeve of an entire
shire was a Shire-reeve, predecessor to theSheriff .In
Saskatchewan andManitoba a reeve is the chair ofRural Municipality similar to aMayor .External links
* [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1275manors1.html Medieval Sourcebook: Manorial Management & Organization, c. 1275]
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