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alcaides

alcaides is the plural of alcaide.

Meaning of alcaide

Noun

alcaide (plural alcaides)

  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,[…].1768, Edward Cavendish Drake, A New Universal Collection of Authentic Voyages and Travels, page 510
  2. A caid.

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Proper noun capitalized: Alcaides

Alcaides

  1. (plural) plural of Alcaide

Questions about alcaides

What is alcaides the plural of?
Alcaides is the plural of alcaide.
What part of speech is alcaides?
Alcaides is a proper noun.

Words near alcaides in the dictionary

  1. Alcaic
  2. Alcaic verse
  3. Alcaics
  4. alcaid
  5. alcaide
  6. alcaides
  7. alcaids
  8. Alcala
  9. Alcalas
  10. alcalase
  11. alcalde

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