échevin
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French eschevin, from Early Medieval Latin scabīnus from Frankish *skapin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]échevin m (plural échevins, feminine échevine)
- (historical) town magistrate
- (Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada) alderman, municipal councillor
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “échevin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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