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alcalde definition

☆ al·calde (al kal′dē; Sp äl käl′de)

noun

the mayor of a Spanish or Spanish-American town, with certain judicial powers

Etymology: Sp < Ar al qāḍī, the judge < qaḍā, to judge

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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