ALCALDE (from the Arab. al-quadi, the...
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Originally appearing in Volume
V01,
Page 517
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
See also:ALCALDE (from the Arab. al-quadi, the " See also:Cadi " or See also:judge ")
, the See also:title in See also:Spanish for officials of somewhat varied functions, in which, however, there is always a judicial See also:element
.
See also:Alcalde de See also:corte was a See also:judge of the See also:palace See also:court, having See also:jurisdiction in and about the See also:residence of the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king
.
But the See also:mayor of a See also:town or See also:village who discharged the functions of a See also:justice of the See also:peace was also an alcalde
.
It is in this sense that the title is now exclusively used
.
He is subject to yearly See also:election and the See also:post has often been an undesirable one in See also:Spain
.
The title of alcalde must be carefully distinguished from alcaide, which is derived from the Arabic al-qudid, a See also:general, and means' the See also:governor of a fortress
.
End of Article: ALCALDE (from the Arab. al-quadi, the " Cadi " or judge ")
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