Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Caput \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), n.; pl. {Capita}
   (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.]
   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}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum
      after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless
      residue.

Source : WordNet®

caput
     n 1: a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput
          humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a
          cavity in the scapula"
     2: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the
        body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck
        his head out the window" [syn: {head}]
     [also: {capita} (pl)]