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English word maverick comes from Latin -alis, Latin capitellum, and later Latin capitalis (Deadly, mortal. Excellent. Head or life (attributive).)
-alis (Latin)
Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
capitellum (Latin)
(Late Latin) capital or chapiter of a column. (Late Latin) small head.
capitalis (Latin)
Deadly, mortal. Excellent. Head or life (attributive).
cattle (English)
(obsolete, English law, sometimes, _, countable) chattel. (pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.. (uncountable, rare) Used in restricted contexts to refer to the meat derived from cattle.. Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.. Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
maverick (English)
(military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.. An unbranded range animal. [from 1860s]. One who creates or uses controversial and/or unconventional ideas or practices.. One who does not abide by rules. [from 1880s] Of cattle, unbranded.. Showing [...]