alcayde
Americannoun
plural
alcaydesExample Sentences
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Then came the alcayde and one of his guards.
From Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal by Richardson, Sarah J.
On the seventeenth of October, the day after Montigny's death, despatches were received at court from Peralta, the alcayde of the fortress.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
They waited only for a day when the alcayde of the castle would not be likely to visit it.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
Diego de Escobar, alcayde of the fortress of La Madalena, together with Adrian de Moxica and Pedro de Valdivieso, all principal men, were in league with Roldan.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
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
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