caid
/kɑːˈiːd/
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Arabicized/ˈkɑː.ɪd/
caid noun: a local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
Noun (1)
caid (plural caids)
- A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
- Having taken over the land, the caids procured labour for themselves by conscripting people for forced farm work, calling the practice a form of Touiza, which was a centuries-old practice of mutual help in the rural areas.1990, Abdelali Doumou, The Moroccan State in Historical Perspective, 1850-1985, CODESRIA, page 43
- This results in frequent and severe conflicts which, if the provincial governor and the caid are unable to resolve them, are taken to the Ministry of the Interior in Rabat.
- The office of caid can be considered an extension of the province head.2002, Ethnology, Volume 41, University of Pittsburgh, page 115
Noun (2)
caid (uncountable)
- Any of various ancient and traditional Irish football games.
- Modern Gaelic football.
caid meaning in Urdu
caid in Urdu
- caid, governor
- قائد qāid
Forms of caid
| plural | caids |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kaid |
| alternative form | qaid |
Origin of caid
From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”), probably through French caïd (or at least influenced by it in pronunciation). Doublet of alcaide and Alkaid.
From Irish caid (“stuffed ball; football”).
Words that rhyme with caid
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- weed
- proceed
- stampede
- concede
- accede
- deed
- exceed
- need
- bede
- knead
- mislead
- plead
- rede
- swede
- cede
- creed
- godspeed
- heed
- intercede
- keyed
- leed
- meed
- precede
- recede
- tumbleweed
- a friend in need is a friend indeed
- beread
- greed
- he'd
- indeed
- interbreed
- kneed
- mead
- secede
- she'd
- sneed
- steed
- supersede
- underfeed
- we'd
- ye'd
- agreed
- anasheed
- aniseed
- atheed
- co-feed
- cofeed
- counterplead
Questions about caid
- What does caid mean?
- Caid means a local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
- What is caid in Urdu?
- Caid in Urdu is قائد (qāid). See Caid meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is caid?
- Caid is a noun.
- How do you pronounce caid?
- Caid is pronounced /kɑːˈiːd/.
- What is the plural of caid?
- The plural of caid is caids.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: caid (page history and authors); قائد (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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