[西班牙等的] 要塞司令;獄吏
Alcayde \Al*cayde"\ ([a^]l*k[=a]d"), n. Same as {Alcaid}. Alcaid \Al*caid"\, Alcayde \Al*cayde"\ ([a^]k*k[=a]d"; Sp. [aum]l*k[aum]*[-e]"d[asl]), n. [Sp. alcaide, fr. Ar. al-q[=a][=i]d governor, fr. q[=a]da to lead, govern.] 1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors. 2. The warden, or keeper of a jail.