s. f, Corruption of the Arabic word Qaid. Custody, confinement, imprisonment, captivity; hindrance, obstacle; restraint, control:—kaid hoṉá, v. n. To be imprisoned, to be taken prisoner:—kaid karná, v. n. To imprison, to capture, to make prisoner:—kaid kaṭṭṉá, v. n. To undergo a term of imprisonment:—kaid kháṉá, s. m. A prison, jail:—kaid rahiṉá, v. n. To remain in bonds, in prison:—kaid rakkhṉá, v. a. To detain, to hold in custody.