Alguacil
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Alguacil (in Spanish), aguazil or guazil (in Portuguese) is the title for a number of governmental office-holders.
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- Instance of
- public office
- Country
- Crown of Aragon
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- time period
- Middle Ages
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Origin
- Historical use
- Constable
- Judge
- Sheriff
- Modern use
- Surname
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- References
Alguacil (in Spanish), aguazil or guazil (in Portuguese) is the title for a number of governmental office-holders.
==Origin== The term alguacil is derived from the Arabic term (wazir), meaning Vizier. The first known use of the term dates back to 1579.
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