Definition of reeving:
(n) :
(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
(n) :
(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
(n) :
A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.
(v) :
(nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
(n) :
(military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.
(n) :
A surname originating as an occupation for a bailiff.