alcalde

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

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.

Also al·cade

[al-keyd] /ælˈkeɪd/.

Origin of alcalde

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

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Historical Examples of alcalde

With the Queen you will have a better chance than at the hands of any alcalde.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
The President responds to a message from the Alcalde of Palos.
Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia
Various
The tale was smooth enough to satisfy the alcalde, and they were allowed to depart.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
Raphael Sabatini
The stern, dark face of the Alcalde was overspread by a grim smile.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series
Rafael Sabatini
The old major directed him to go to the alcalde of the first village.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for alcalde

alcalde

alcade (ælˈkeɪd)

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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