échevin

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eʃ.vɛ̃/, /ɛʃ.vɛ̃/
Audio (CAN) (file)

Noun

échevin m (plural échevins, feminine échevine)

(historical) town magistrate
(Belgium, Luxembourg, 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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