ALCALDES

Proper noun

Alcaldes

plural of Alcalde

Noun

alcaldes

plural of alcalde

Source: Wiktionary


ALCALDE

Al*cal"de, n. Etym: [Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-qadi judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the Turks. Cf. Cadi.]

Definition: A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc. Prescott.

Note: Sometimes confounded with Alcaid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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