alcaide

n. (西班牙,葡萄牙等国的)要塞司令, (西班牙的,葡萄牙等国)狱吏

发音

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

词形变化

alcaides 复数 alcaides

别名

alcade alcaid alcayde

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.

    历史

    1810, John Joseph Stockdale (editor and publisher), The History of the Inquisitions, extract published in 1810, The Literary Panorama, and National Register, Volume 8, page 219, It was, above all, to the alcaide and the guards of the prisoners that he studied to recommend himself.

  2. 2.

    A caid.

词源

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

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