Corporals
[kawr-per-uh l, -pruh l] /ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl/
noun
1.
Military.
2.
(initial capital letter) a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
[kawr-per-uh l, -pruh l] /ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl/
noun, Ecclesiastical.
1.
a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed or with which they are covered.
/ˈkɔːpərəl; -prəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the body; bodily
2.
an obsolete word for corporeal
/ˈkɔːpərəl; -prəl/
noun
1.
a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines
2.
(in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms
/ˈkɔːpərəl; -prəl/
noun
1.
a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist
n.
lowest noncommissioned army officer, 1570s, from Middle French corporal, from Italian caporale “a corporal,” from capo “chief, head,” from Latin caput “head” (see capitulum). So called because he was in charge of a body of troops. Perhaps influenced by Italian corpo, from Latin corps “body.” Or corps may be the source and caput the influence, as the OED suggests.
adj.
“of or belonging to the body,” late 14c., from Old French corporal (12c., Modern French corporel) “of the body, physical, strong,” from Latin corporalis “pertaining to the body,” from corpus (genitive corporis) “body” (see corps). Corporal punishment “punishment of the body” (as opposed to fine or loss of rank or privilege) is from 1580s. Related: Corporality.
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