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eskevin (c.1300)

The form esqivine is a cross reference to the following entry:

eskevin (c.1300)

eskivein,  eskiven,  eskivin;  eschevin;  esquevin,  esqivine,  esquivine  (esqen  Rot Parl2 97 eschin  YMB ii 88 esqein  St Sard 96 esquunes (l. esquivines)  Rot Parl1 i 275)  
  FEW:  *skapin 17,94b Gdf: GdfC:  eschevin 9,514c TL: eschevin 3,888 DEAF: DMF:  échevin  TLF:  échevin  OED:  echevin n.  / skevin n.  MED:  skevein n.  DMLBS:

s.

statuseschevin, alderman (in France & Flanders)
( c.1300 )  le seneschal et les eskevyns et les duzze jureis de la vile  Oak Book i 34.18
( 1304-05 )  les baillifs e les eskevins de Bruges  Lett EPW1 50

See also:

skevin 
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