caid

American  

[kah-eeth, kahyth] / kɑˈið, kaɪð /

Or qaid

noun

1. (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.

2. a Berber chieftain.

3. an alcaide.

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Etymology

Origin of caid

First recorded in 1855–60; from French or directly from Arabic qāʾid; see origin at alcaide

Example Sentences

At a luncheon with businessmen in Dubuque, he takes a full beat between "Medi" and "caid," as if to protect against the common mistake of saying "Medicare."

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2011

It is the residence and office of the sheikh, or chief of the douar: several douars united form a tribe, governed by a caid.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 by Various

When she had danced once, she refused to indulge the audience again, but staring scorn at the company, accepted a cup of coffee from the handsome young caid in the black mantle.

From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

This we found in a house belonging to a son of the caid of Biskra.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 by Various

With them was the caid of Kairwan, the cadi, ben Iskhar, and a dark-skinned cousin from the oases of the Djerid in the south.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Marshall, Edison