Caput /(kā"pŭt)/

Ca·put

Caput

n.

pl. Capita ((kăp"ĭ*tȧ))

  1. The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. (Anat.)
  2. The top or superior part of a thing.
  3. The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856. (Eng.)
    Your caputs and heads of colleges.

Phrases & Compounds
Caput mortuum
The residuum after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless residue.