alcaide

or al·cay·de

[ al-kahy-dee; Spanish ahl-kahy-the ]

noun,plural al·cai·des [al-kahy-deez; Spanish ahl-kahy-thes]. /ælˈkaɪ diz; Spanish ɑlˈkaɪ ðɛs/. (in Spain, Portugal, Southwestern U.S., etc.)
  1. a commander of a fortress.

  2. a jailer; the warden of a prison.

Origin of alcaide

1
First recorded in 1495–1505; from Spanish, from Arabic al-qā'id “the leader”

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alcaide

/ (ælˈkeɪd, Spanish alˈkaɪðe) /


noun(in Spain and Spanish America)
  1. the commander of a fortress or castle

  2. the governor of a prison

Origin of alcaide

1
C16: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qā'id the captain, commander, from qād to give orders

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