# caput

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈpʊt/ · frequency rank #86,109

## Definitions
1. The head.
2. A knob-like protuberance or capitulum.
3. The top or superior part of a thing.
4. The council or ruling body of the University of Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
5. Ellipsis of caput succedaneum.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cape, capo, chef, and chief, and distantly of head and Howth.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caput