corporal — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.

2. Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   corporal punishment

   corporal suffering

3. Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.

Noun

1. A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.

3. A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

   Usage

   • Historical

4. A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.

Noun

1. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

   Examples

   He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria

Adjective

1. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

   Synonyms

   bodilycorporealsomatic

   Examples

   bodily needs

   a corporal defect

   More examples (2)

   corporeal suffering

   a somatic symptom or somatic illness

2. possessing or existing in bodily form

   Synonyms

   bodiedcorporateembodiedincarnate

   Examples

   an incarnate spirit

   ‘corporate’ is an archaic term

Noun

1. a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

   Broader terms

   noncommissioned officernoncomenlisted officer