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Qaid (
Arabic: قائدqāʾid, "commander"; pl. qaada), also spelled kaid or caïd, is a word meaning "commander" or "leader." It was a title in the
Normankingdom of Sicily, applied to palatine officials and members of the curia, usually to those who were
Muslims or converts to
Islam. The word entered the
Latin language as
Latin: gaitus or
Latin: gaytus. 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" or "alcaide".[1] It is also used as a male Arabic given name.
The Kingdom of Caid,
Society for Creative Anachronism, encompasses Southern California, the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and Hawaii.
Khuddamul Ahmadiyya chapter leaders are called Qaid. The Qaid in this terminology is a Muslim youth leader who guides his local
khuddam in services to faith and nation.
In the game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, an operator has the name 'Kaid', with the ability to electrify defenses with his unique gadget.
In the 1965 science fiction novel Dune, a 'Caid' is a Sardaukar officer assigned to deal with civilians.
References
^"Alcayde". The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford UP. 1974.