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- noun Plural form of
alcaide .
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Examples
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They are called alcaides, and are very rigid in exacting the performance of the allotted tasks, applying the rod to those who fall short of the portion of labor assigned them.
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He was sitting in a chair by the side of the pond, accompanied only by two of his chief alcaides.
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On reaching the field of battle he found no Spaniard in sight, but dozens of his own men lay dead and despoiled, among them the two alcaides.
Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877
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Round its border were to be depicted the eleven alcaides defeated in the battle.
Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877
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Those behind held their own with some firmness, but their leaders, the alcaides of Marabella and Casares, being slain, the line gave way and fled towards the rear-guard, passing through the droves of cattle, which they threw into utter confusion.
Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877
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In the end the king drew off to the scene of the fight, buried the dead except the alcaides, whose bodies were laid on mules to be interred at Malaga, and, gathering the scattered herds, drove them past the walls of Castellar by way of taunting the Christian foe.
Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII Charles Morris 1877
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The alcaides, after finishing the business of the day, give an account of it to the priest, and then kiss his hand, before they withdraw to their wigwams, to pass the night.
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It would have a good effect if you explained to them, in a proclamation, that this was by no means either your intention or that of the British army; and call upon the alcaides and corregidors to remain at their posts, and to be of all the nse in their power to the different armies both Spanish and Bri - tish.
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