échevin

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French eschevin, from Early Medieval Latin scabīnus from Frankish *skapin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eʃ.vɛ̃/, /ɛʃ.vɛ̃/

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Noun

échevin m (plural échevins, feminine échevine)

1. (historical) town magistrate
2. (Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada) alderman, municipal councillor

Derived terms

• échevinal

Further reading

• “échevin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.