Échevin, also anglicized as eschevin, may refer to:
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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 It has been replaced by the ' in the Netherlands (a municipal executive).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 ''éc ...
, 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
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Échevin (Luxembourg) An ''échevin'' ( lb, Schäffe; german: Schöffe), sometimes translated as alderman, is a member of the administration of a Luxembourgian commune. Together, they form the ''collège échevinal'' (german: Schöffenrat), which helps the mayor run th ...
, a municipal office in present-day Luxembourg
See also
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Capitoul
The ''capitouls'', sometimes anglicized as ''capitols'', were the chief magistrates of the commune of Toulouse, France, during the late Middle Ages and early Modern period. Their council and rule was known as the ''Capitoulate'' (frenc ...
, the equivalent office in the city of Toulouse, France
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Consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...
, the equivalent office in most of southern France and Catalonia
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Jurat
The ''jurats'' () are lay people in Guernsey and Jersey who act as judges of fact rather than law, though they preside over land conveyances and liquor licensing. In Alderney, however, the jurats are judges of both fact and law (assisted by the ...
, the equivalent office in Bourdeaux, France
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Scabinus (disambiguation) 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 in ...
, the medieval office throughout Continental Europe
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