échevin

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French eschevin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. scabinus < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "frk" is not valid. See WT:LOL. *skapin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eʃ.vɛ̃/, /ɛʃ.vɛ̃/

Noun

échevin m (plural échevins)

(historical) town magistrate
(Belgium, Canada) alderman, municipal councillor

Further reading

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

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