Caput
Pronunciation : Ca"put
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., the head.]
Definition : 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.
pl. Capita.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913