alcalde

al·cal·de  (l-käld, äl-käld)

n.

The mayor or chief judicial official of a Spanish town.

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[Spanish, from Arabic al-q : al-, the + q, judge, active participle of qa, to judge; see qy in Semitic roots.]

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alcalde [ælˈkældɪ (Spanish) alˈkalde], alcade [ælˈkeɪd]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town

[from Spanish, from Arabic al-qādī the judge, from qadā to judge]

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alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town judge, jurist, justice - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice city manager, mayor - the head of a city government