Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eschevin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: es-chevin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

eschevins (plural)

Questions

What does eschevin mean?: The alderman or chief officer of a guild, in the Middle Ages.
Where does eschevin come from?: Old French eschevin, a sort of magistrate, alderman, French échevin.

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