Thesaurus: caput

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1. n. The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum.
2. n. The top or superior part of a thing.
3. n. The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
4. n. a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure
5. n. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
6. 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 (. Etym: [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.
7. n a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure n the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains