corporal.
Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
Meaning & usage
Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
corporal punishment
corporal suffering
Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English corporal, corporall, corporel, corporell, from Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.
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.
Where this word comes from
From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (“head, leader”) from Latin caput (“head”).
The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
Where this word 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.
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