| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| alcaide |
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| SYLLABICATION: | al·cai·de |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   l-k  d |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also al·cay·de |
| NOUN: | The commander or governor of a fortress in Spain or Portugal. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish, from Arabic al-q ’id, the leader : al-, the + q’id, leader, active participle of qda, to lead; see qwd in Appendix II.
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