alcayde
Americannoun
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The alcayde Mahomet Lentin knew the nature of the road by which the artillery had to be brought.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
When Bobadilla came before the fortress, he found the gates closed, and the alcayde, Miguel Diaz, upon the battlements.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
While the marques was thus pressing the siege with the generous thought of soon delivering his companions-in-arms from the Moorish dungeons, far other were the feelings of the alcayde, Hamet el Zegri.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
Then came the alcayde and one of his guards.
From Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal by Richardson, Sarah J.
Now, who in the name of wonder was this alcayde?
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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