Associations to the word «Alcalde»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

ALCALDE, noun. A mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne