alcaide
or al·cay·de
[ al-kahy-dee; Spanish ahl-kahy-th e ]
/ ælˈkaɪ di; Spanish ɑlˈkaɪ ðɛ /
noun, plural al·cai·des [al-kahy-deez; Spanish ahl-kahy-th es] /ælˈkaɪ diz; Spanish ɑlˈkaɪ ðɛs/. (in Spain, Portugal, Southwestern U.S., etc.)
a commander of a fortress.
a jailer; the warden of a prison.
Origin of alcaide
1495–1505; < Spanish < Arabic
al-qā'id the leader
Words nearby alcaide
albéniz,
alc.,
alcaeus,
alcahest,
alcaic,
alcaide,
alcaids,
alcalde,
alcaligenes,
alcalá de henares,
alcamo
Example sentences from the Web for alcaide
British Dictionary definitions for alcaide
alcaide
/ (ælˈkeɪd, Spanish alˈkaɪðe) /
noun (in Spain and Spanish America)
the commander of a fortress or castle
the governor of a prison
Word Origin for alcaide
C16: from Spanish, from Arabic
al-qā'id the captain, commander, from
qād to give orders