kaid

kaid
\\ˈkīd, ˈkäˌēd\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Arabic qā'id leader, commander in chief, from qād to command
: a tribal chief or governor of a district or group of villages in northern Africa

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kaid /kä-ēdˈ or kād/
noun
A N African chief
ORIGIN: Ar qāʻīd; cf ↑alcaide

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kaid
var. ked.

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