alguacil
noun
al·gua·cil
¦al-gwə-¦sēl,
-¦sil
variants or alguazil
¦al-gwə-¦zēl,
-¦zil
plural alguacils or alguaciles
ˌal-gwə-ˈsē-(ˌ)lās
or alguazils 1
: an officer of justice in Spain, formerly of high rank, now of inferior rank
2
: a sheriff or constable in Latin-American countries or in regions under Spanish influence
Word History
Etymology
Spanish alguacil (formerly alguazil), from Arabic al-wazīr the vizier
First Known Use
1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- circumambagious
- circumambience
- circumambiences
- circumambiencies
- circumambiency
- circumambient
- circumambiently
- circumambulate
- circumambulated
- circumambulates
- circumambulating
- circumambulation
- circumambulations
- circumambulatory
- circumbendibus
- circumbendibuses
- circumboreal
- Circumcellion
- circumcenter
- circumcenters
- circumcentre
- circumcentres
- circumcircle
- circumcircles
- circumcise