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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALGUAZIL

Al `gua *zil ", n. Etym: [Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwazir the vizier. Cf. Vizier. ]

 

Defn: An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable. Prescott.