cor´po|ral|ship

cor´po|ral|ship
cor|po|ral1 «KR puhr uhl, -pruhl», adjective.
1. of or having to do with the body: »

I would I had that corporal soundness now (Shakespeare).

 SYNONYM(S): bodily, physical.
2. personal: »

corporal possession.

3. Obsolete. corporeal.
╂[< Latin corporālis < corpus, corporis body]
–cor´po|ral|ly, adverb.
cor|po|ral2 «KR puhr uhl, -pruhl», noun.
1. the lowest noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, ranking next below a sergeant and next above a private first class. He or she usually commands a squad. Abbr: Cpl., Corp.
2. a noncommissioned officer of similar rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.
3. a former petty officer in the British Navy having police duties under the master-at-arms.
╂[< French corporal, former variant of caporal < Italian caporale < capo head < Latin caput]
–cor´po|ral|ship, noun.
cor|po|ral3 «KR puhr uhl, -pruhl», noun.
a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.
╂[< Medieval Latin corporalis (palla) body (cloth); see etym. under corporal 1 (Cf. ↑corporal)]

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  • cor|po|ral — cor|po|ral1 «KR puhr uhl, pruhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the body: »I would I had that corporal soundness now (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): bodily, physical. 2. personal: »corporal possession. 3. Obsolete. corporeal. ╂[& …   Useful english dictionary

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