plural of reeve
"The village elders appointed two new reeves to oversee the harvest and manage the local records."
A surname, from occupations.
"Reeves is a common English surname derived from an ancestor who served as a reeve or bailiff."
As a surname, Reeves is either a variant form of Reeve or a topographical name derived from the Middle English phrase atter eves, meaning "at the border." It also appears as an Irish family name originating from Ó Rímheadha, which translates to "descendant of Rímheadh," ultimately tracing back to the word for "counter."