ALCALDE

alcalde (ahl-kahl-day or al-kal-dee). [fr. Arabic al-qadi “the Cadi” or “the judge”] Spanish law. 1. Hist. A judicial officer. • The alcalde’s functions typically resembled those of a justice of the peace. 2. The mayor of a Spanish or Spanish-American town, usu. with a judicial element. • This is the modern sense.