‖schepen, noun
/ˈskɪəpən/
- Plurals:
- schepenen.
- Origin:
- Dutch, British EnglishShow more Dutch, alderman, sheriff. Used formerly also in British English (in OED recorded between c.1481 and 1809).
obs. except in historical contexts, Law
At the Cape under Dutch rule: a Dutch alderman or petty magistrate.
1862 tr. of Est. of Debt Registry in Stat. Law of Cape of G.H. 3There hath hitherto remained unused and not adopted in practice in this Government the registration of Kusting Brieven, Obligations before Schepenen and Orphan Masters.
1960 J.J.L. Sisson S. Afr. Judicial Dict. 426In Holland the registration took place before the schepenen of the district in which the land was situated...The Registrar of Deeds therefore took the place of the Commissioners as these had taken the place of the schepenen.
a Dutch alderman or petty magistrate.
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