caput
.
Searchable Lemmata: caput (L).
Alternate Forms: capite, capitibus, capitum.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Headgear;
headpiece (for armour); from the word for head.(circa 1368)
Sex: Male Use: Military Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.
1b(n.)
Headgear;
hood (cf. caputium); from the word for head.(circa 1413)
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Head.
2(n.)
Law/Custom;
unit of measure for cloth. Cf. AF chef.(ante 1225 - ante 1300 ?)
1. ix s. quos posuit ... in uno capite de cendal de Lukes ... et iiij s. quos posuit ... in quodam alio capite de cendal de Melan
Accounts.
[DMLBS Cl (555b) 1223]
Sex: N/A Use: Secular Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, From Classical Latin caput (head).
WF:
Etym Cog: chef.
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