'Portgrave' definitions:

Definition of 'Portgrave'

From: GCIDE
  • Portgreve \Port"greve`\, Portgrave \Port"grave`\, [AS. portger[=e]fa; port a harbor + ger[=e]fa a reeve or sheriff. See Reeve a steward, and cf. Portreeve.] In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] --Fabyan. [1913 Webster]