Caput in a sentence as a noun

That's why if one of the parties goes caput the balance might be disturbed.

There’s no parts supply or third party sources of most components, so I’d guess that you’ll have cars off the road for stupid part failures before the drivetrain is caput.

Caput definitions

noun

a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"

noun

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"

See also: head