corporal
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corporal¹
- /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/ US
- /ˈkoɹ.pɹəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)pɹəl, -ɔː(ɹ)pəɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.
adjective
- Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal. Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.
- Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily. corporal punishment
- Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc. The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.
corporal²
- /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/ US
- /ˈkoɹ.pɹəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)pɹəl, -ɔː(ɹ)pəɹəl
Where it comes from
From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (“head, leader”) from Latin caput (“head”).
noun corporals
- A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
Similar: bombardier
corporal³
- /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/ UK
- /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/ US
- /ˈkoɹ.pɹəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)pɹəl, -ɔː(ɹ)pəɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.
noun corporals
- The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth. He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria
