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Qaid ( ', "commander"; pl. '), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "master" or "leader." It was a title in the Norman kingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the ''curia'', usually to those who were Muslims or converts from Islam. The word entered the Latin language as or . Later the word was used in North Africa for the governor of a fortress or the warden of a prison, also in Spain and Portugal in the form with the definite article alcayde. It is also used as a male Muslim given name. It furthermore is a designation for leaders of bands of gangsters. It may refer to ==Notable caids== *Thomas Brun (active 1137-1154), Englishman who served Roger II of Sicily *Ahmed es-Sikeli, known as Caid Peter (active 1160s), eunuch in the court of Sicily, confidant of Margaret of Navarre *Caïd Richard (died 1187) Great Chamberlain under William I of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre *Murat Reis the younger 17th Century Dutch renegado appointed Caid over the region including the kasbah of El-Oualidia, the port of Saffia, and Maladia (''Muladie'') by the Sultan of Morocco *Sir Harry MacLean (1848–1920), Scottish soldier, and instructor to the Moroccan Army *''Quaid-e-Azam'', meaning ''great leader'', title of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), founder of Pakistan *Grands caids, Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Protectorate 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qaid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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