ˈkäˌpu̇t, -_pət; ˈkapət, -ˈā- noun
( plural ca·pi·ta ˈkäpə̇ˌtä, ˈkapəd.ə)
Etymology: Latin, head — more at head
1. : a knoblike protuberance (as of a bone or muscle)
2. : a university council
3. Roman law : legal status or civil capacity embracing the status of being a free man, a Roman citizen, and a member of a Roman family