[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caput \ca"put\ k=a"pu^t, n.; pl. capita
   ka^p"i^t.a. l., the head.
   1. anat. the head; also, a knoblike protuberance or
      capitulum.
      1913 webster

   2. the top or superior part of a thing.
      1913 webster

   3. eng. the council or ruling body of the university of
      cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
      1913 webster

            your caputs and heads of colleges.    --lamb.
      1913 webster

   caput mortuum. l., dead head. old chem. the residuum
      after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless
      residue.
      1913 webster
see also:
capita caput mortuum 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

caput
     n 1: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput
          humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a
          cavity in the scapula"
     2: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the
        body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck
        his head out the window" syn: head
     also: capita pl
see also:
head capita 

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