Etymograph

English

alcaide

Alcaide comes from Spanish alcaide ‘commander of the defense of a castle’, and goes back to Arabic الْقَائِد ‘leader’.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentالْقَائِدal-qāʔid‘leader’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentalcaide‘commander of the defense of a castle’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1768same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Arabicc. 500–presentالْقَائِدal-qāʔid‘leader’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentalcaide‘commander of the defense of a castle’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1768same form

Earliest quotation: 1768, Edward Cavendish Drake, A New Universal Collection of Authentic Voyages and Travels: “Soon after Mr. Petticrew arrived at Gibraltar, he came…”

Every English word from Arabic الْقَائِد

Today it means

noun The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.

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Etymograph / Arabic الْقَائِد / alcaide

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