Word: capites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
pites
Definition: Plural of capite. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: capite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).