acephali

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin, plural of Latin acephalus. See acephal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɪˈsɛf.ə.laɪ/, /əˈsɛf.ə.laɪ/, /eɪˈsɛf.ə.li/, /əˈsɛf.ə.li/ === Noun === acephali plural of acephalus A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads. (ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See [1]. (ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control. A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I. === Anagrams === phacelia == Latin == === Adjective === acephalī inflection of acephalus: nominative/vocative masculine plural genitive masculine/neuter singular === References === "acephali", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)