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eschevin

eschevin noun: the alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.

Noun

eschevin (plural eschevins)

  1. (obsolete) The alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.

Forms of eschevin

pluraleschevins

Origin of eschevin

Old French eschevin, a sort of magistrate, alderman, French échevin.

Questions about eschevin

What does eschevin mean?
Eschevin means the alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.
What part of speech is eschevin?
Eschevin is a noun.
What is the plural of eschevin?
The plural of eschevin is eschevins.

Words near eschevin in the dictionary

  1. escherichioses
  2. escherichiosis
  3. Esches
  4. Eschete
  5. Eschetes
  6. eschevin
  7. eschevins
  8. eschew
  9. eschewable
  10. eschewal
  11. eschewals

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