Defn: A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.
Prescott.
Note: Sometimes confounded with Alcaid.
ALCALDIA
Al`cal*di"a, n. [Sp. Alcaldía.]
Defn: The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.
ALCALIMETER
Al`ca*lim"e*ter, n.
Defn: See Alkalimeter.
ALCANNA Al*can"na, n. Etym: [Sp. alcana, alhe, fr. Ar. al-hinna. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] (Bot.)
Defn: An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.
ALCARRAZA Al`car*ra"za, n.; pl. Alcarrazas. Etym: [Sp., from Ar. al-kurraz earthen vessel.]
Defn: A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.