Head
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
1.
He who provides for a family, q.
V. 3.
The responsible person; the chief; the principal: as, the head of a department of government, q. v. 3. Compare Caput; Poll. Headnote. A statement of the points decided in a case, and preceding the printed report thereof.
See Syllabus.