acephali

Late Latin, plural of acephalus. See acephal.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsɛf.æ.lɪi/

acephali

1. plural of acephalus
2. A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
3. (ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See .
4. (ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
5. A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.

• phacelia

acephalī

1. nominative masculine plural of acephalus
2. genitive masculine singular of acephalus
3. genitive neuter singular of acephalus
4. vocative masculine plural of acephalus

• acephali in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)