{ } [ AS. portgerēfa; port a harbor + gerēfa 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 ]

n. 1. The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter. [ 1913 Webster ]