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Where does “eschevin” come from?

eschevin (English) comes from Old French eschevin, from Latin scabinus, from Frankish skapin.

eschevin (English): The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild

Definitions

  1. The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild

Ancestry of “eschevin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschevin—
2LatinscabinusA municipal office roughly equivalent to a...
3Frankishskapin—
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