n. [ Turk. See Alcalde. ] An inferior magistrate or judge among the Muslims, usually the judge of a town or village. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ar. qā&dsdot_;ī judge + al'sker the army, Per. leshker. ] A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. from Cadillac, a French town. ] A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. Johnson.
n. [ F. ] A kind of coarse serge. [ 1913 Webster ]