caid
noun
ca·id
\käˈēth, ˈkīth\
variants: or
qaid
\käˈēth, ˈkīth\Definition of caid
-s
1 : alcaide
2a : a Muslim local administrator, judge, and tax collector in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia b : a chief especially of the Berber tribal communities of the Atlas region
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Origin and Etymology of caid
Spanish caíd, caid, from Arabic qā'id
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