échevin

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French eschevin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin scabinus < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *skapin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eʃ.vɛ̃/ ~ /ɛʃ.vɛ̃/, /ɛʃ.vɛ̃/

Noun

échevin m (plural échevins)

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

Further reading

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