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Definition: ALCAYDE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.[Websters]
2. The warden, or keeper of a jail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Alcayde" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)

Definition: ALCAYDE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.[Websters]
2. The warden, or keeper of a jail.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ALCAYDE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)