Meanings
nounkephale (plural kephales)
plural kephales
- historicalA local or provincial governor in the late Byzantine Empire.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκεφαλή“head”
- Englishkephale
Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)
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kephale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kephale
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“kephale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kephale. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kephale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kephale.
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