Schöffe

• Schöppe, Schöpfe (obsolete)

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).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃœfə/

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• Hyphenation: Schöf‧fe
• Rhymes: -œfə

Schöffe m (weak, genitive Schöffen, plural Schöffen, feminine Schöffin)

1. (Germany, Austria, and generally, law) a lay judge, an assistant judge

   Synonyms: Gerichtsschöffe, Laienrichter

2. (Belgium, Luxembourg) a deputy mayor (for French échevin)

• See Wikipedia for the system of lay judges in Germany.

• Hauptschöffe, Ersatzschöffe, Ergänzungsschöffe

• “Schöffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schöffe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Schöffe” in Duden online