Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

schepe

English translation:

should be 'schepen' --> alderman

Added to glossary by bgranger
Jul 5, 2005 18:07
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term

schepe

Dutch to English Law/Patents Law (general) term of nobility?
This line occurs in a marriage certificate:

. . . is door Mij, H.B., Ridder in de Leopoldsorde met Zwaarden, Schepe . . . van de gemeente Deurne . . .

What does the 'Schepe' mean?

Thank you!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +7 should be 'schepen' --> alderman
Change log

Oct 22, 2005 16:46: Evert DELOOF-SYS changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): Johan Venter

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Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jul 5, 2005:
Thank you, Evert, that must be it. The 'n' was forgotten in the original.

Proposed translations

+7
1 min
Selected

should be 'schepen' --> alderman

alderman...
Peer comment(s):

agree Johan Venter : member of the legislative body of a municipal corporation in England and the United States. In Anglo-Saxon England, ealdormen, or aldermen, were high-ranking officials of the crown who exercised judicial, administrative, or military functions.
5 mins
agree Gert Vercauteren
12 mins
agree Arsen Nazarian
14 mins
agree jarry (X) : My Jansonius ('Nieuw' Groot Nederlands-Engels Woordenboek) translates "schepen" as 'sheriff'.
35 mins
agree shineda : http://home.planet.nl/~dijkh287/kastelen/glossery.htm : Schepen = Rechterlijke funcionaris in de steden en het platteland.
2 hrs
agree Will Matter
8 hrs
agree Pierre Grabowski (X)
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
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