ALCAIDE


Meaning of ALCAIDE in English

/al kuy"dee/ ; Sp. /ahl kuy"dhe/ , n. , pl. alcaides /-kuy"deez/ ; Sp. /-kuy"dhes/ . (in Spain, Portugal, Southwestern U.S., etc.)

1. a commander of a fortress.

2. a jailer; the warden of a prison.

Also, alcayde .

[ 1495-1505; al-qa'id the leader ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .