al·cai·de also al·cay·de ( l-k  d )n. The commander or governor of a fortress in Spain or Portugal. [Spanish, from Arabic al-q  'id, the leader : al-, the + q'id, leader, active participle of qda, to lead; see qwd in Semitic roots.] |
alcaide [ælˈkeɪd (Spanish) alˈkaɪðe]
n (in Spain and Spanish America)
1. the commander of a fortress or castle
2. the governor of a prison
[from Spanish, from Arabic al-qā'id the captain, commander, from qād to give orders]
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