corps
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corps¹
Where it comes from
From French corps d'armée (literally “army body”), from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse and corpus. See also English riff.
noun corps
- A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
- An organized group of people united by a common purpose. diplomatic corps
corps²
noun corps
- A corps de ballet. The performers were all creditable dancers as well as comedians […] even the largest of them cavorted about en pointe with wonderful ease, and the corps work was extremely precise in its inaccuracies.
corps³
Where it comes from
Clipping.
noun
- plural of corp
corps⁴
noun corpses
- Obsolete spelling of corpse How to keep the corps ſeven dayes from corruption by anointing and waſhing, without exenteration, were an hazardable peece of art, in our choiſeſt practiſe.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: corporation, battalion, regiment, forces, squad, army, troops, military, regimental, legion, infantry, lieutenant, bodyguard, marines, brigade, floater
Translations
Talk about this word "corps." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corps. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. corps. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corps "corps." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corps.Cite this
@misc{corps_2026,
title = {corps},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corps},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
