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Definition of Corporal
1. Adjective. Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit. "A somatic symptom or somatic illness"
2. Noun. A noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines.
3. Adjective. Possessing or existing in bodily form. "`corporate' is an archaic term"
Definition of Corporal
1. n. A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.
2. a. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily.
3. n. A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.
Definition of Corporal
1. Adjective. (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; corporeal. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the body, ''especially'' the human body. ¹
3. Noun. (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. ¹
4. Noun. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman. ¹
5. Noun. (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the eucharist are placed; a communion cloth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corporal
1. a military rank [n -S]