in Law (from *caput*, that is, *rex*, whence *tenere in capite* is to hold of the king, the head or lord-paramount of all the lands in the kingdom), an ancient tenure of land, held immediately of the king, as of the crown, either by knight's service or by socage.

CAPITAE Censi, in Antiquity, the lowest rank of Roman citizens, so denominated because they were rather counted by their heads than by their estates. The *capite censi* formed part of the sixth class of citizens, being below the *proletarii*, who constituted the other moiety of that class. They were not enrolled in the army, as being judged unable to support the expense of war; for originally the Roman soldiers maintained themselves. It does not appear that before the time of Caius Marius any of the Roman generals enlisted the *capite censi* in their armies.