corporal
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pər adjective
1.
of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
2.
Zoology. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs.
3.
personal: corporal possession.
4.
Obsolete, corporeal; belonging to the material world.
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noun
1.
Military.
a.
a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
b.
a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
2.
( initial capital letter ) a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
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:
1350–1400; Middle English corporalle < Medieval Latin corporale (pallium) eucharistic (altar cloth); replacing earlier corporas < Old French < Latin, as above
1350–1400; Middle English corporalle < Medieval Latin corporale (pallium) eucharistic (altar cloth); replacing earlier corporas < Old French < Latin, as above
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corporal1 (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the body; bodily |
| 2. | an obsolete word for corporeal |
| [C14: from Latin corporālis of the body, from corpus body] | |
| corpo'rality1 | |
| —n | |
| 'corporally1 | |
| —adv | |
| corporal2 (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Old French, via Italian, from Latin caput head; perhaps also influenced in Old French by corps body (of men)] | |
| 'corporalship2 | |
| —n | |
| corporal or corporale3 (ˈkɔːpərəl, -prəl, ˌkɔːpəˈreɪlɪ) | |
| —n | |
| a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist | |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin corporāle pallium eucharistic altar cloth, from Latin corporālis belonging to the body, from corpus body (of Christ)] | |
| corporale or corporale3 | |
| —n | |
| [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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Word Origin & History
corporal
1570s, from M.Fr. corporal, from It. caporale "a corporal," from capo "chief, head," from L. caput "head" (see head). So called because he was in charge of a body of troops. Perhaps infl. by It. corpo, from L. corps "body." Or corps may be the source and caput the influence,
as the OED suggests. Corporal punishment "punishment of the body" (as opposed to fine or loss of rank or privilege) is from 1580s.
corporal
"of or belonging to the body," late 14c., from O.Fr. corporal, from L. corporalis, from corpus (gen. corporis) "body" (see corps). Corporal punishment (1580s) is that inflicted on the body as opposed to fines or loss of rank.
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Example sentences
For he had no theoretical objection to corporal punishment.
Americans began experimenting with incarceration as a humane alternative to corporal punishment in the late seventeenth century.
Tenure meetings and dissertation defenses would be prime occasions for the administering of corporal punishment.
The corporal distemper above-mentioned only left him to be succeeded by violent colics.
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