Acephali

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun ·pl A Christian sect without a leader.

II. Acephali ·noun ·pl A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.

III. Acephali ·noun ·pl A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.

IV. Acephali ·noun ·pl Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.