‖n.; pl. Capita [ 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 ]