A scabino is an Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 word referring to a type of civic office. The word scabino is not used in English. The closest English terms are alderman

Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...

 or magistrate

Magistrate

A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...

, but this term does not really have an English equivalent. This article refers only to the office in Italy and elsewhere in Continental Europe. This Italian term is related to the terms used in other European languages, including Schöffe

Schöffe

A Schöffe is a German word referring to a judicial office. The word Schöffe is not used in English, so this article refers only to the office in German-speaking countries. The closest English equivalent is a lay magistrate or perhaps alderman. This German term is related to the terms used in other...

(pl. Schöffen) in German, schepen

Schepen

A schepen is a Dutch word referring to a municipal civic office in Dutch-speaking countries. The term is still in use in Belgium, but it has been replaced by wethouder in the Netherlands. The closest English terms are alderman, member of the municipal executive, councillor and magistrate,...

(pl. schepenen) in Dutch, échevin

Échevin

Échevin may refer to:* Échevin , a position in local government in Luxembourg* Échevin , an alderman sitting on the executive of a town council; referred to in Dutch as schepen...

(pl. échevins) in French (in Belgium and Luxembourg) and šepmistr (pl. šepmistři) in Czech.