alcaide

American  

[al-kahy-dee, ahl-kahy-the] / ælˈkaɪ di, ɑlˈkaɪ ðɛ /

Or alcayde

noun

• alcaides
  plural

1. a commander of a fortress.

2. a jailer; the warden of a prison.

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alcaide British  

/ alˈkaɪðe, ælˈkeɪd /

noun

1. the commander of a fortress or castle

2. the governor of a prison

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• alcaides
  plural

Etymology

Origin of alcaide

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

Example Sentences

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alcaide alcaides

The title of alcalde must be carefully distinguished from alcaide, which is derived from the Arabic al-quaid, a general, and means the governor of a fortress.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

"What are the revenues of the alcaide of Gibraltar?" he asked of two Christian captives he had taken.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Charles Morris

Then we must do with St. James of Compostella what the men of Burgos did with their alcaide, who persisted in getting drunk when he ought to have been getting sober.

From Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore by Various

He was later a treasury officer at Darien, governor of Cartagena, and alcaide of the fort at Santo Domingo.

From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Ralph Delahaye Paine

At this instant there was great warre betweene this alcaide and another gouernor of the next prouince.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Richard Hakluyt

He was sitting in a chair by the side of the pond, accompanied only by two of his chief alcaides.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

Round its border were to be depicted the eleven alcaides defeated in the battle.

From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII by Charles Morris