Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alguazil"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alguazil \Al`gua*zil"\, n. [Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwaz[=i]r the
vizier. Cf. {Vizier}.]
An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a
constable. --Prescott.
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