[al-kahy-dee; Sp. ahl-kahy-th
e] 
[-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. |
| al·cai·de also al·cay·de (āl-kī'dē) n. 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.] |