Corporal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
  2. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs.
  3. personal: corporal possession.
  4. corporeal; belonging to the material world.
noun Military.
    • a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
    • a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
  2. a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.
noun Ecclesiastical.
  1. a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements in the Eucharist are placed or with which they are covered.
adjective
  1. of or relating to the body; bodily
  2. an obsolete word for corporeal
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
noun
  1. a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist
Corporal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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