capite

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capite

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From Latin caput (“head”).

noun capites

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.

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@misc{capite_2026,
  title = {capite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}