alcaid

The town after a desperate and prolonged resistance was at last taken by storm; and Doria captured Aisa, a Turkish alcaid, and ten thousand prisoners of the baser sort.

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey

The rage and the disappointment of the admiral were beyond all bounds; what to him was the value of the capture of Aisa, of the Turkish alcaid, of the ten thousand of the baser sort; nay, what to him was the value of "Africa" itself when once again like a mocking spirit Dragut had glided beyond the sea horizon to devastate, to plunder, and to slay once more, the scourge and the menace of

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey

On reaching the cabin, the alcaid and his alguazil recognized in the fugitive the chief of all the brigands in the country.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Arago, Francois 1859

The alcaid of one of the neighbouring villages warned me of the danger to which I was about to expose myself.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Arago, Francois 1859

In the morning, as I was chatting with him at the door of my cabin, his eyes flashed on seeing two persons on the slope of the mountain, the alcaid of Cullera and his principal alguazil, who were coming to pay me a visit.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Arago, Francois 1859

The alcaid of one of the neighbouring villages warned me of the danger to which I was about to expose myself.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Baden Powell 1819

In the morning, as I was chatting with him at the door of my cabin, his eyes flashed on seeing two persons on the slope of the mountain, the alcaid of Cullera and his principal alguazil, who were coming to pay me a visit.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Baden Powell 1819

On reaching the cabin, the alcaid and his alguazil recognized in the fugitive the chief of all the brigands in the country.

Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Baden Powell 1819

The Je. vs, who are prclty numerous, have a Icparato town, v. -alled in, and under the charge of an alcaid, appointed by the emperor.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

He was to build three fortresses, and be perpetual alcaid of the first; his heirs after him were to be first alguazils of the place where he fixed his residence, and after he had remained three years he might transfer the task of completing the colonization and conquest either to his heir or any other person whom it might please him to appoint -- and with it the privileges annexed -- if within two years the King approved the choice.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 John [Editor] Rudd 1885