échevin

French

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old French eschevin inherited from Latin scabinus derived from Frankish *skapin.

Origin

Frankish

*skapin

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

scabinus Latin
Gerichtsschöffe German
Schöffe German
eschevin Old French
scheffe Middle High German
scepino Old Saxon
*skapin Frankish