1) French word used in English 2) Headless 3) Lacking a distinct head 4) Without a leader or ruler 
a line of verse without its expected initial syllable.
• (a.) Headless. • (a.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks. • (a.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. • (a.) Without a leader or chief. • (a.) Wanting the beginning. • (a.) Deficient and the beginning, as a line of poetry.Aceph...
Headless or lacking a clearly defined head.
1. Headless. ... 2. <marine biology> Without a distinct head; a term applied to bivalve mollusks. ... 3. <botany> Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. ... 4. Without a leader or chief. ... 5. Wanting the beginning. 'A false or acephalous structure of sentence.' (De Quincey) ...
(a-sef´ә-lәs) headless.
From Greek 'headless,' acephalous lines are lines in normal iambic pentameter that contain only nine
A line of verse without its expected initial syllable.
A·ceph'a·lous adjective [ See Acephal .] 1. Headless. 2. (Zoology) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks. 3. (Botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. 4. ...
Type: Term Pronunciation: ā-sef′ă-lŭs Definitions: 1. Headless.
[adj] - (biology) lacking a head or a clearly defined head
acephalia, acephalous 1. The absence of a head; having no head. 2. Having no leader or ruler.
adjective lacking a head or a clearly defined head; `acephalous worms`
headless; lacking a distinct head. · without a leader or ruler.