Ca"put, n.; pl. Capita (#). [L., the head.]
1. Anat.
The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
2.
The top or superior part of a thing.
3. Eng.
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 (). [L., dead head.] Old Chem. The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.
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