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Sea Reeve

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An officer in maritime towns and places, who takes care of the maritime rights of the lord of the manor, watches the shore, and collects the wreck.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An officer in maritime towns and places wbo took care of the maritime rights of the lord of the manor, and watched the shore, and collected wrecks for the lord. Tomlins.

Defined under Sea in Black's Law Dictionary.