Schöffe
A Schöffe (pl. Schöffen) is a municipal office in German-speaking countries. It is roughly a kind of lay judge, lay magistrate, or alderman.
See also
- scabino (its Italian equivalent)
- šepmistr (its Czech equivalent)
- échevin (its Belgian and Luxembourger equivalent)
- schepen (its Dutch equivalent)
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