échevin
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French eschevin, from 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
Further reading[edit]
- “échevin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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