A leader or chief in Muslim Spain; a military commander or guide in Islamic medieval warfare.
From Arabic 'al-daliil' (the guide) or 'al-qāʾid' (leader). Used in medieval Spanish literature and historical texts referring to Muslim military leaders.
Adalid is a word frozen in history—it belonged to the complex world of medieval Spain where Muslims, Christians, and Jews fought and negotiated for centuries, and the word died out when that world ended.
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