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Portgreve

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Bouvier (1839)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The chief magistrate of a seaport town.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

portreeve.

In old English law. The chief officer of a port; the chief officer of a town or city, especially a sea-port town.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

Engl.law. In some places in England an officer bearing this name is the chief magistrate of a port town. Jacob’s Dict. - t.