Glossary of Southeast European Medieval Institutions

• Agie — An administrative and police institution in the Romanian Principalities (Wallachia and Moldavia), active during the medieval and early modern periods, strictly tasked with maintaining public order, city guarding, crime prevention, and market control. By extension, the term denotes the headquarters of this authority, the office or dignity of an 'agă', and the body of guards operating under his direct command.
• Alcalde — A high-ranking administrative and judicial magistrate or official in medieval Spain and its former Latin American colonies, possessing duties similar to those of a local mayor or judge. In modern Spanish administrative language (alcalde), the term officially denotes the office of a municipality's mayor.
• Alcalde — A high-ranking administrative and judicial magistrate or official in medieval Spain and its former Latin American colonies, possessing duties similar to those of a local mayor or judge. In modern Spanish administrative language, the term officially denotes the office of a municipality's mayor.