What does "caput" mean?

Caput: The top or superior part of a thing.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(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.

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