alcaide

Meaning

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) commander of the defense of a castle
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) administrator of royal property
3. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) warden; administrator of a prison

Concepts

commandant

warden

castellan

governor

jailer

warder

Synonyms

carcelero

Translations

gouverneur

Kerkermeister

Kommandant

commandant

comandante

Wächter

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Gefängnisdirektor

πρύτανις

alcade

directeur de la prison

direttore

direttrice

cipier

gevangenbewaarder

diretor

Hyphenated as

al‧cai‧de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/alˈkaide/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: قائد

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”).