échevin (France)
Échevin, also anglicized as eschevin, may refer to: * Échevin (Belgium), a municipal office in present-day Belgium, usually known in English by its Dutch name ''schepen'' * , a municipal office in medieval and early modern northern France * Échevin (Luxembourg), a municipal office in present-day Luxembourg See also * Capitoul, the equivalent office in the city of Toulouse, France * Consul, the equivalent office in most of southern France and Catalonia * Jurat, the equivalent office in Bourdeaux, France * Scabinus (other) Scabinus, sometimes translated as alderman or assessor, was a medieval and early modern municipal office in Continental Europe. It continued into the present day under a variety of vernacular names: * échevin or eschevin in French * scabino ...

Échevin (Belgium)
A schepen (Dutch; . ') or échevin (French) or Schöffe (German) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands. It has been replaced by the ' in the Netherlands (a municipal executive). In modern Belgium, the ''schepen'' or ''échevin'' is part of the municipal government. Depending on the context, it may be roughly translated as an alderman, councillor, or magistrate. Name The Dutch word ''schepen'' comes from the Old Saxon word ''scepino'' 'judge' and is related to German ''Schöffe'' 'lay magistrate'. In early Medieval Latin used in France, it was ''scabinus''. Originally, the word referred to member of a council of "deciders" – literally, "judgment finders" (''oordeelvinders'') – that sat at a mandatory public assembly called a ''ding'' ("thing" in English). Their judgments originally required ratification by a majority of the people present. Later, mandatory attendance (''dingplicht'') and ratification were no longer required. Belgium In Flanders, ...
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