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al⋅cay⋅de

  [al-kahy-dee; Sp. ahl-kahy-the]
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–noun, plural -cay⋅des  [-kahy-deez; Sp. -kahy-thes] .
alcaide.

al⋅cai⋅de

  [al-kahy-dee; Sp. ahl-kahy-the]
–noun, plural -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; < Sp < Ar al-qā'id the leader
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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.]
al·cay·de   (āl-kī'dē)   
n.  Variant of alcaide.
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