Caput

Origin

Latin , the head.

Full definition of caput

Noun

1. (anatomy) The head.
2. (anatomy) A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
3. The top or superior part of a thing.
4. (UK) The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
• LambYour caputs and heads of colleges.

Related terms

• caput mortuum