alcalde Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town

WordNet

Al*cal"de noun
Etymology
Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-qadi judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the Turks. Cf. Cadi.
Definitions
  1. A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc. Prescott. ✍ Sometimes confounded with Alcaid.

Webster 1913