alcalde

[ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-the ]

/ ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ /

noun, plural al·cal·des [al-kal-deez; Spanish ahl-kahl-thes]. /ælˈkæl diz; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛs/. (in Spain and Southwestern U.S.)

a mayor having judicial powers.

Also al·cade

[al-keyd]. /ælˈkeɪd/.

Origin of alcalde

1605–15; <Spanish <Arabic al-qāḍī the judge

Words nearby alcalde

alcahest, Alcaic, alcaide, Alcaids, Alcalá de Henares, alcalde, alcaligenes, Alcamo, Alcandre, Alcan Highway, Alcántara

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Example sentences from the Web for alcalde

The alcalde was trying to change the course of the conversation.
The Social Cancer|Jos Rizal
But the Alcalde was the chief influence in the town, and it was policy to cultivate him.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
He brought an action before the Alcalde for an accounting and for the affirmation of his interest in the claims.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs|Orange Jacobs
It was all he had in the world, but he did not tell the Alcalde so.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking

Alcalde: See, you have betrayed yourself; that is the very person we suppose him to be.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various

British Dictionary definitions for alcalde

alcalde

alcade (ælˈkeɪd)

/ (ælˈkældɪ, Spanish alˈkalde) /

noun

(in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town

Word Origin for alcalde

C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qādī the judge, from qadā to judge

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单词	alcalde
释义	alcalde [ al-kal-dee; Spanish ahl-kahl-the ] / ælˈkæl di; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛ / noun, plural al·cal·des [al-kal-deez; Spanish ahl-kahl-thes]. /ælˈkæl diz; Spanish ɑlˈkɑl ðɛs/. (in Spain and Southwestern U.S.) a mayor having judicial powers. Also al·cade [al-keyd]. /ælˈkeɪd/. Origin of alcalde 1605–15; <Spanish <Arabic al-qāḍī the judge Words nearby alcalde alcahest, Alcaic, alcaide, Alcaids, Alcalá de Henares, alcalde, alcaligenes, Alcamo, Alcandre, Alcan Highway, Alcántara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alcalde The alcalde was trying to change the course of the conversation. The Social Cancer\|Jos Rizal But the Alcalde was the chief influence in the town, and it was policy to cultivate him. Carmen Ariza\|Charles Francis Stocking He brought an action before the Alcalde for an accounting and for the affirmation of his interest in the claims. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs\|Orange Jacobs It was all he had in the world, but he did not tell the Alcalde so. Carmen Ariza\|Charles Francis Stocking Alcalde: See, you have betrayed yourself; that is the very person we suppose him to be. The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19\|Various British Dictionary definitions for alcalde alcalde alcade (ælˈkeɪd) / (ælˈkældɪ, Spanish alˈkalde) / noun (in Spain and Spanish America) the mayor or chief magistrate in a town Word Origin for alcalde C17: from Spanish, from Arabic al-qādī the judge, from qadā to judge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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