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Definition: Alcayde
Alcaid
\Al*caid"\, Alcayde
\Al*cayde"\, n. [Sp. alcaide, fr. Ar.
al-q[=a][=i]d governor, fr. q[=a]da to lead, govern.]
1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards,
Portuguese, and Moors.
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2. The warden, or keeper of a jail.
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Alcayde
\Al*cayde"\ ([a^]l*k[=a]d"), n.
Same as
Alcaid.
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