"alcaide" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ælˈkaɪdi/ Forms: alcaides [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alcaide, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”); compare caid. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|alcaide}} Spanish alcaide, {{der|en|ar|قائد|الْقَائِد|leader}} Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”), {{m|en|caid}} caid, {{root|en|ar|ق و د}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} alcaide (plural alcaides)
  1. (historical) The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison. Tags: historical Translations (governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress): alcade [masculine] (French), alkad [masculine] (Polish), alcaide [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-alcaide-en-noun-ih89DwJ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress': 100 0
  2. A caid.
    Sense id: en-alcaide-en-noun-DCS0jmSi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alcayde

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