Reeve (England)
senior official with local responsibilities under the Crown
In Anglo-Saxon England, a Reeve was a local official with administrative responsibilities under the Crown.
The main responsibilities of a reeve were:
- Administering the King's estates
- Collecting food renders from churls in order to supply the visiting royal court
- Monitoring labour services (such as unpaid work done by churls on the behalf of the landowner)
- Maintaining law and order at a local level
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