corporal
1[ kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl ]
/ ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl /
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adjective
of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
Zoology. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs.
personal: corporal possession.
Obsolete. corporeal; belonging to the material world.
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Origin of corporal
1synonym study for corporal
1. See physical.
OTHER WORDS FROM corporal
cor·po·ral·i·ty, nouncor·po·ral·ly, adverbWords nearby corporal
Definition for corporal (2 of 3)
corporal2
[ kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl ]
/ ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl /
noun
Military.
- a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
- a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
(initial capital letter) a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
Origin of corporal
2OTHER WORDS FROM corporal
cor·po·ral·cy, cor·po·ral·ship, nounDefinition for corporal (3 of 3)
corporal3
[ kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl ]
/ ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl /
noun Ecclesiastical.
a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed or with which they are covered.
Also called communion cloth.
Origin of corporal
31350–1400; Middle English corporalle<Medieval Latin corporale (pallium) eucharistic (altar cloth); replacing earlier corporas<Old French <Latin, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for corporal (1 of 3)
corporal1
/ (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) /
adjective
of or relating to the body; bodily
an obsolete word for corporeal
Derived forms of corporal
corporality, nouncorporally, adverbWord Origin for corporal
C14: from Latin corporālis of the body, from corpus body
British Dictionary definitions for corporal (2 of 3)
corporal2
/ (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) /
noun
a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines
(in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms
Derived forms of corporal
corporalship, nounWord Origin for corporal
C16: from Old French, via Italian, from Latin caput head; perhaps also influenced in Old French by corps body (of men)
British Dictionary definitions for corporal (3 of 3)
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corporale (ˌkɔːpəˈreɪlɪ)
/ (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) /
noun
a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist
Word Origin for corporal
C14: from Medieval Latin corporāle pallium eucharistic altar cloth, from Latin corporālis belonging to the body, from corpus body (of Christ)
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