Question 1

What does "échevin" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

In the Carolingian Empire (from the 9th century), deputy judge of the county court.
From the 13th century, in the cities of Northern France (and later in most cities of the Kingdom of France), a municipal magistrate (a role now solely held by the mayor, who presides over the municipality on behalf of the sovereign people, but with more limited powers) whose duty (to represent the fundamental powers of the sovereign over their lands, and thus to enforce the law of individuals and societies, to organize the police and the collection of taxes and duties for the sovereign) and title persisted until the French Revolution.
Today, a member of the Municipal College with executive functions presided over by the mayor, responsible for a specific area of municipal administration. They are elected by the Municipal Council from among its members, a distinct entity with decision-making functions.
Today, deputy mayor, municipal councilor representing a specific district.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "échevin"?

Accepted Answer

échevins

Question 3

Where does the French word "échevin" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Old French eskievin (in the 12th century), from Old Low Franconian *skapin 'judge', from Vulgar Latin (of France) scabinus 'judge' (Merovingian period until around the 8th century). Also linked to Old High German skepenBrachet, Auguste, Dictionary of Doublets or Double Forms of the French Language, A. Franck, 1868-1871, Paris, page 23.

Question 4

What is the feminine of the French word "échevin"?

Accepted Answer

échevine

Question 5

What words are synonyms of the French word "échevin"?

Accepted Answer

alderman
conseiller municipal

Question 6

How do you say "échevin" in english?

Accepted Answer

alderman

échevin

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