grieve

verb

1. (transitive)To cause sorrow or distress to.

   “Thy maidens griev'd themselves at my concern.”

2. (transitive)To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.

   “to grieve one's fate”

3. (intransitive)To experience grief.
4. (archaic, transitive)To harm.
5. (transitive)To submit or file a grievance (about).

   “Even if the executive director rules against the employee on appeal, the employee can still grieve the termination to the superintendent followed by an appeal to the … Board of Trustees.”

noun

1. (obsolete)A governor of a town or province.
2. (Scotland)A manager or steward, e.g. of a farm.

   “1559-1566, John Knox, History of the Reformation in Scotland [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or grieve, and not the head, which is a title belonging only to Christ.”

   “[T]heir children were horsewhipped by the grieve when found trespassing; […]”

name

1. A surname.