Definition of "alcaide" in English

noun

1. (historical) The governor or commander of a Spanish or Portuguese fortress or prison.

   • 1810, John Joseph Stockdale (editor and publisher), The History of the Inquisitions, extract published in 1810, The Literary Panorama, and National Register, Volume 8, page 219, It was, above all, to the alcaide and the guards of the prisoners that he studied to recommend himself.

2. A caid.