al·cai·de

also al·cay·de (ăl-kī′dē)

The commander or governor of a fortress in Spain or Portugal.

[Spanish, from Arabic al-qā'id, the leader : al-, the + qā'id, leader, active participle of qāda, to lead; see qwd in Semitic roots.]

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alcaide

(ælˈkeɪd; Spanish alˈkaɪðe)

(in Spain and Spanish America) n

1. the commander of a fortress or castle

2. the governor of a prison

[C16: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qā'id the captain, commander, from qād to give orders]

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al•cai•de

or al•cay•de

(ælˈkaɪ di)

n., pl. -des.
(esp. in Spain and Portugal)

1. a commander of a fortress.

2. a jailer; the warden of a prison.

[1495–1505; < Sp < Arabic al-qā'id the leader]

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He, seeing this grotesque figure clad in armour that did not match any more than his saddle, bridle, lance, buckler, or corselet, was not at all indisposed to join the damsels in their manifestations of amusement; but, in truth, standing in awe of such a complicated armament, he thought it best to speak him fairly, so he said, "Senor Caballero, if your worship wants lodging, bating the bed (for there is not one in the inn) there is plenty of everything else here." Don Quixote, observing the respectful bearing of the Alcaide of the fortress (for so innkeeper and inn seemed in his eyes), made answer, "Sir Castellan, for me anything will suffice, for

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