alcayde
[ al-kahy-dee; Spanish ahl-kahy-th e ]
/ ælˈkaɪ di; Spanish ɑlˈkaɪ ðɛ /
noun, plural al·cay·des [al-kahy-deez; Spanish ahl-kahy-th es] /ælˈkaɪ diz; Spanish ɑlˈkaɪ ðɛs/.
Words nearby alcayde
alcandre,
alcapton,
alcaptonuria,
alcathous,
alcatraz,
alcayde,
alcazar,
alcazar de san juan,
alceste,
alcestis,
alchem.
Definition for alcayde (2 of 2)
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
Example sentences from the Web for alcayde
British Dictionary definitions for alcayde
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