Wolf's Head

Wolf's Head

Wolf's Head may refer to:

* Wolf's Head (secret society), founded at Yale University in 1883.
* "Caput gerat lupinum" (Latin for "Let his be a wolf's head") - in Old English law an individual who was declared an outlaw and may be killed on sight as if the person was a wolf or wild animal. [cite web|title=Latin to English maxims|url=http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3465/?letter=L&spage=2]

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