alcaide

 [al-kahy-dee; Sp. ahl-kahy-the]  

al·cai·de

   [al-kahy-dee; Sp. ahl-kahy-the]
noun, plural al·cai·des  [-kahy-deez; Sp. -kahy-thes] . (in Spain, Portugal, Southwestern U.S., etc.)
1.
a commander of a fortress.
2.
a jailer; the warden of a prison.
Also, alcayde.

Origin:
1495–1505; < Spanish < Arabic al-qā'id the leader
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alcaide (ælˈkeɪd, Spanish alˈkaɪðe)
 
—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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