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Meanings of échevin in English

Russian
эшевены
Portuguese
escabino
Spanish
escabino
Catalan
escabí

Municipal office in Luxembourg and Belgium (where it is also known as a schepen).

эшевены
Russian
эшевен люксембурга
Catalan
échevin

Municipal office in Luxembourg, equivalent to the Dutch schepen, the Belgian échevin or schepen, the German Schöffe, the Italian scabino, and the Czech šepmistr.

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эшевен люксембурга
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Examples for "schepen"
Examples for "schepen"
1
Two others were called burgomasters, and five others were called schepens.
The Story of Manhattan
2
A procession was formed by the burgomasters and schepens, followed by the populace, to bear the capitulation in state to the governor's dwelling.
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete
Usage of échevin in English
1
Documentary evidence has also been discovered of the existence at the same date of the governing body known on the continent as the échevins.
The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of ...
Translations for échevin
Portuguese
escabino
Spanish
escabino