definition of calde

john pirker · 09 Feb 2000, 07:24 · from whorl-v0010.mbox · original

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From: "john pirker" <pirker at 365gay.com>
Subject: (whorl) re:definition of calde
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 07:24:40
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hi, Aragorn. On Feb 8 you asked what Calde means.

I always assumed calde was derived from the word alcalde which is "the chie=
f administrative and judicial officer of a Spanish town".   The word itself=
 is derived from the Arabic work Al-qudl which means judge.(all this accord=
ing to the wonderful people at the Merriam-Webster dictionary).

ciao

"and it had cottened on to him from the beginning, seeing in him a man in r=
uins, to be sure, yet a salvageable man and one well worth saving." from 'F=
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