Capita, per
Defined in 1 dictionary — Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
By heads; by the poll; as individuals. In the distribution of an intestate's personalty, the persons legally entitled to take are said to take per capita when they claim, each in his own right, as in equal degree of kindred ; in contradistinction to clniming by right of representation, or per stirpes.
Defined under Capita in Black's Law Dictionary.