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Shire-reeve

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A sheriff, which see.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Saxon law. The reeve or bailiff of the shire. The viscount of the Anglo-Normans, and the sheriff of later times. Co. Litt. 168a.

Defined under Shire in Black's Law Dictionary.