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