"capite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capites [plural]
Etymology: Latin caput (“head”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|caput||head}} Latin caput (“head”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} capite (plural capites)
  1. (historical) An ancient English tenure, abolished in 1660, by which either person or land was held immediately of the king, or of his crown, by either knight service or socage. Wikipedia link: capite Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-capite-en-noun-jFCBqNXf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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