Crossword-Solution: ALCAYDE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Alcayde | n. | A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors. |
| Alcayde | n. | The warden, or keeper of a jail. |
| Alcayde | n. | Same as Alcaid. |
We have 5 clues for the answer “ALCAYDE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| SPANISH castle governor | 2 answers |
| SPANISH fortress governor | 2 answers |
| SPANISH warden | 2 answers |
| alcaide | 2 answers |
| SPANISH jailer | 3 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TEAER
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greedy person
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Sentences with ALCAYDE (5)
Such was the speech of the alcayde of the prison of Madrid; a speech delivered in pure sonorous Castilian, with calmness, gravity, and almost with dignity; a speech which would have done honour to a gentleman of high birth, to Monsieur Basompierre, of the Old Bastile, receiving an Italian prince, or the high constable of the Tower an English duke attainted of high treason.
You may expel me if you please, but any attempt to do so shall be resisted with all the bodily strength of which I am possessed.” “Your worship is right,” said the alcayde with a bow, but in a low voice.
One day when I was in the patio, to which I had free admission whenever I pleased, by permission of the alcayde, I went up to the Frenchman, who stood in his usual posture, leaning against the wall, and offered him a cigar.
The three are "the Alcayde Don Diego de Molino, Ensign Marco Antonio Perez, and Francisco Lembri an English pilot, who by my orders went to reconnoitre those ports." Small wonder that Dale was apprehensive.
The latter, on the other hand, were supported by the noble and once-potent family of the Abencerrages and by Aben Comixa, alcayde of the Alhambra; and between these two factions, headed by rival sultanas, the harem of Muley Abul Hassan became the scene of inveterate jealousies and intrigues, which in time, as will be shown, led to popular commotions and civil wars.** * Cura de los Palacios, Hist.