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Alderman vs Eschevin - What's the difference?

alderman | eschevin |

As nouns the difference between alderman and eschevin

is that alderman is a member of several municipal legislative bodies in a city or town while eschevin is the alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild.

As a proper noun Alderman

is {{surname|lang=en}.

alderman

English

Noun

(aldermen)
  • A member of several municipal legislative bodies in a city or town.
  • A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence.
  • *1859 ,
  • *:Half-a-crown'' is known as an (alderman), (half a bull), (half a tusheroon), and a (madza caroon); whilst a ''crown'' piece, or ''five shillings , may be called either a (bull), or a (caroon), or a (cartwheel), or a (coachwheel), or a (thick-un), or a (tusheroon).
  • .

    • Synonyms

    * baillie (Scotland )

    See also

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    eschevin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild.
    • (Webster 1913)