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caids

caids is the plural of caid.

Meaning of caid

Noun (1)

caid (plural caids)

  1. (historical) 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

Noun (2)

caid (uncountable)

  1. Any of various ancient and traditional Irish football games.
  2. (Ireland) Modern Gaelic football.

Questions about caids

What is caids the plural of?
Caids is the plural of caid.

Words near caids in the dictionary

  1. Caicos
  2. caid
  3. Caide
  4. Caiden
  5. Caidian
  6. caids
  7. Caidya
  8. Caidyas
  9. caieque
  10. caiequejee
  11. caiequejees

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