acephali
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin, plural of acephalus. See acephal.
Pronunciation
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Noun
acephali
- plural of acephalus
- A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
- (ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See [1].
- (ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
- A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) acephalī
- nominative masculine plural of acephalus
- genitive masculine singular of acephalus
- genitive neuter singular of acephalus
- vocative masculine plural of acephalus
References
- acephali in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)