Alcaide
Encyclopedia Britannica
ALCAIDE, or Alcayde, a word of Moorish origin, being derived from the Arabic káda, to head, which was applied by the Spanish, the Portuguese, and the Moors to the military officer appointed to take charge of a fortress or prison. See Alcalde.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 1, p. 457
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