<OL TYPE="1"><LI>the head, both of men and often of animals. Since the loss of the head destroys life, this word is used in the phrases relating to capital and extreme punishment.<LI>metaph. anything supreme, chief, prominent<OL TYPE="a"><LI>of persons, master lord: of a husband in relation to his wife<LI>of Christ: the Lord of the husband and of the Church<LI>of things: the corner stone</OL></OL>