acephal
/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛfl/ /(ˌ)eɪˈkɛfl/noun
1 Church History = Acephalian. Also: †a priest who is not subject to the authority of a bishop ( obsolete rare ). Usually with capital initial.
2An (imaginary) headless animal or person. Compare acephali. Now rare.
adjective
Having or recognizing no ruler, head, or chief; = acephalous. Now rare.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. As noun from post-classical Latin acephali, plural; as adjective from classical Latin acephalus.
- prediscover
- pre-discovery
- predisponent
- predisposal
- predispose
- predisposition
- predispositional
- predissociation
- predistinguish
- predistinguished
- predivine
- Predmost
- Predmostian
- prednisolone
- prednisone
- predoctoral
- predominance
- predominancy
- predominant
- predominantly
- predominant partner
- predominate
- predominately
- predomination
- predominator