Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caid

/kɑːˈiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: caid
IPA: /kɑːˈiːd/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.

noun

Any of various ancient and traditional Irish football games.

Uncountable

noun

Modern Gaelic football.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Having taken over the land, the caids procured labour for themselves by conscripting people for forced farm work, calling the practice a form of Touiza, which was a centuries-old practice of mutual help in the rural areas."
"This results in frequent and severe conflicts which, if the provincial governor and the caid are unable to resolve them, are taken to the Ministry of the Interior in Rabat. The office of caid can be considered an extension of the province head."
"Most of the process was in the hands of the caids who drew up first estimates of the taxable wealth. Then the local head of the Bureau Arab looked over these figures for the final fiscal census. This gave the caid much power."

Etymology

From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”), probably through French caïd (or at least influenced by it in pronunciation). Doublet of alcaide and Alkaid.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: قَائِد, caïd, ق و د, caid

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

caids (plural) kaid (alternative) qaid (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce caid?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑːˈiːd/.
What does caid mean?: A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
Where does caid come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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