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alcaide¹

  • /ælˈkeɪd/ UK
  • /ælˈkaɪdi/ US
  • /ælˈkeɪd/ US

Rhymes with -aɪdi, -eɪd

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish alcaide, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”); Doublet of caid and Alkaid.

noun alcaides · alcayde

  1. historical The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison. Soon after Mr. Petticrew arrived at Gibraltar, he came to Tetuan in his majeſty's ſhip Seahorſe, to acquaint the alcaide that he had orders from the king of Great Britain,[…].
  2. A caid.

Alcaide²

Where it comes from

From Spanish.

proper noun Alcaides

  1. A surname from Spanish.

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noun governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress

Portuguêsalcaide
Françaisalcade

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"alcaide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcaide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alcaide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcaide

Chicago

"alcaide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcaide.

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@misc{alcaide_2026,
  title = {alcaide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcaide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}