Schöffe

Meaning

1. (Austria, Germany, masculine, weak) a lay judge, an assistant judge
2. (Belgium, Luxembourg, masculine, weak) a deputy mayor (for French échevin)

Concepts

jury

lay assessor

lay judge

lay magistrate

Synonyms

Laienrichter

Helfer des Bürgermeisters

Geschworener

Vereidigter

Geschworene

Vereidigte

Juror

Translations

schepen

wethouder

jüri üyesi

échevin

juré

adjoint au maire

échevine

membre du jury

jurat

giurata

juror

inquisitor

jurado

júri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃœfə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: scheffe

Inherited from Old High German: sceffino

Cognate with Dutch: schepen

Cognate with Latin: scabinus

Cognate with French: échevin

In summary

From Middle High German scheffe, scheffene, from Old High German sceffino, ultimately from the root of schaffen (“to produce, create”).
Cognate with Dutch schepen and borrowed Latin scabinus (whence French échevin). The alternative forms Schöppe and Schöpfe, which were widely used in writing until the 19th century, are due to influence by the verb schöpfen (Central German schöppen).