Main Entry: aceph·a·lous

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)ā-ˈse-fə-ləs, ə-ˈse-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek akephalos, from a- + kephalē head — more at cephalic

Date: circa 1731

1 : lacking a head or having the head reduced
2 : lacking a governing head or chief