alcalde

[ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-th e ]

/ ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ /

noun, plural al·cal·des [al-kal-deez; Spanish ahl-kahl-th es] /ælˈkæl diz; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛs/. (in Spain and Southwestern U.S.)

a mayor having judicial powers.

Nearby words

alcaeus, alcahest, alcaic, alcaide, alcaids, alcalde, alcaligenes, alcalá de henares, alcamo, alcan highway, alcandre

Also al·cade

[al-keyd] /ælˈkeɪd/.

Origin of alcalde

1605–15; < Spanish < Arabic al-qāḍī the judge

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Examples from the Web for alcalde

The alcalde was trying to change the course of the conversation.
The Social Cancer|Jos Rizal
But the Alcalde was the chief influence in the town, and it was policy to cultivate him.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
He brought an action before the Alcalde for an accounting and for the affirmation of his interest in the claims.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs|Orange Jacobs
It was all he had in the world, but he did not tell the Alcalde so.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking

Alcalde: See, you have betrayed yourself; that is the very person we suppose him to be.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various

British Dictionary definitions for alcalde

alcalde

alcade (ælˈkeɪd)

/ (ælˈkældɪ, Spanish alˈkalde) /

noun

(in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town

Word Origin for alcalde

C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qādī the judge, from qadā to judge

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