in-corporeal
kɔrˈpɔr adjective
1.
not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
3.
Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | without material form, body, or substance |
| 2. | spiritual or metaphysical |
| 3. | law having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etc: an incorporeal hereditament |
| incor'poreally | |
| —adv | |
| incorporeity | |
| —n | |
| incorpore'ality | |
| —n | |
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incorporeal
1532, from L. incorporeus "without body," from in- "not" + corpus (gen. corporis) "body" (see corporal).
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