cor´po|ral|ly

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)]