acephaly
nounfemininetécnico/ɐsɨfɐˈliɐ/rare
a·ce·fa·li·a
Definition
The state or condition of being headless; absence of a head or leading authority.
The king's death caused a period of acephaly in the kingdom.
The party's acephaly made it ungovernable.
Common collocations
period of acephalypolitical acephaly
Etymology
Do grego 'akephalía', de 'a-' (sem) + 'kephalḗ' (cabeça).