caput

Ca"put, n.; pl. Capita. Etym: [L., the head.] 1. (Anat.) Defn: The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. 2. The top or superior part of a thing. 3. (Eng.) Defn: The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. Your caputs and heads of colleges. Lamb. Caput mortuum (. Etym: [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.

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