alcalde
noun
a mayor having judicial powers.
alcade
-
a variation of
alcalde.
Example Sentences
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Alcalde, or alcade, and alguazil, common in Elizabethan literature, are two old friends from the Arabian Nights, the cadi and the wazir, or vizier.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
A neighbour soon told him about the two Texan guests, and the wretched man having made his depositions to an alcade, or constable, they both started upon fresh horses, and at noon overtook the prisoners.
From Monsieur Violet by Frederick Marryat
His magisterial brow, for he was alcade as well as schoolmaster, relaxed into a civil smile.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 272, September 8, 1827 by Various
Here after many curious adventures and vacillations he married a lady named Catalina Xuarez, and being created alcade of the settlement of St. Jago realized a moderate fortune by the practice of agriculture and mining.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
But what this valiant mariner wants is a guide; and here, señor, behold my brother-in-law, Bernardino, wine-seller, and alcade of this most Christian and hospitable village, who will find you one.”
From Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad
