alcayde

[ al-kahy-dee; Spanish ahl-kahy-the ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural al·cay·des [al-, kahy, -deez, ahl-, kahy, -, th, es].

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I am a daughter of that prison, my father was alcayde, and my son might hope to be so, were he not a fool.

“Your worship is right,” said the alcayde with a bow, but in a low voice.

He slouched out into the corridor, and began whispering eagerly to the alcayde.

The alcayde, laying down a suit of clothes, bade him put them on, and be ready to go out when he came again.

The alcayde just entered the place of audience, made a profound reverence, stepped back and allowed his charge to enter.

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