échevin
French
Etymology
From Old French eschevin, from 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.