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Alcayde   Listen
noun
Alcayde, Alcaid  n.  
1.
A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.
2.
The warden, or keeper of a jail.






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"Alcayde" Quotes from Famous Books



... skirmishes he recognised that the day was lost, and re-embarking in his galleys sailed away. The town after a desperate and prolonged resistance was at last taken by storm; and Doria captured Aisa, a Turkish alcaid, and ten thousand prisoners of the baser sort. Of these, however, there was scarce one who owed allegiance to Dragut; the warriors of this chief neither gave nor accepted quarter, as they feared the wrath of the terrible corsair ...
— Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean • E. Hamilton Currey

... major; lance corporal, acting corporal; drum major; captain general, dizdar^, knight marshal, naik^, pendragon. [Civil authorities] mayor, mayoralty; prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic; alcalde^, alcaid^; burgomaster, corregidor^, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve^; lord mayor; officer &c (executive) 965; dewan^, fonctionnaire [Fr.]. [Naval authorities] admiral, admiralty; rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral; commodore, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



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