Alcalde Definition

ăl-käldē, äl-käldĕ
noun
The mayor or chief judicial official of a Spanish town.
American Heritage
The mayor of a Spanish or Spanish American town, with certain judicial powers.
Webster's New World

The traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions.

Wiktionary

Origin of Alcalde

  • Spanish from Arabic al-qāḍī al- the qāḍī judge active participle of qaḍā to judge qṣ́y in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Spanish alcalde, from Arabic, meaning "judge". See qadi.

    From Wiktionary

Alcalde Sentence Examples

  • In the larger towns the alcalde shares his reponsihilities with several permanent officials called tenientes alcaldes.

  • In the municipality the alcalde (mayor) was appointed by the governor-general, and the ayuntamiento (council) was controlled by the veto of the provincial governor and by the assembly of the province.

  • A child of the Alhambra, he entered the service of the alcalde as page, and, his.

  • In 1893 he became municipal alcalde of Cavite, and later joined the Katipunan.

  • They appoint an alcalde or mayor from among themselves to act as president, chief executive officer, and justice of the peace.

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