corporal

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.pɹəl/, /ˈkɔː.pɜ.ɹəl/
  • (US) enPR: kôr'pər-əl, kôr'prəl, IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.pɝ.əl/, /ˈkɔɹ.pɹəl/
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Etymology 1

From Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus (“body”); compare corporeal.

Adjective

corporal (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
    • 1603-06, Macbeth: Ac.1 Sc3, Wm. Shakespeare.
      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.
    corporal punishment
    corporal suffering
  3. (zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
    • 1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572:
      The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.
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Etymology 2

From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo (“head, leader”) from Latin caput (“head”).

Noun

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. (military) 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. (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

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Etymology 3

From the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

Noun

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
    • 1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray:
      He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria
Derived terms
  • corporal oath
Translations

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Adjective

corporal (epicene, plural corporales)

  1. corporal, bodily

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /koɾ.poˈɾal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kur.puˈɾal/

Adjective

corporal (masculine and feminine plural corporals)

  1. corporal

Noun

corporal m (plural corporals)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Adjective

corporal m, f (plural corporais)

  1. corporal, bodily

Noun

corporal m (plural corporais)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)

Old French

Adjective

corporal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular corporale)

  1. Alternative form of corporel

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

corporal m, f (plural corporais, comparable)

  1. corporal, carnal

Quotations

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Noun

corporal m (plural corporais)

  1. corporal

Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin corporālis.

Adjective

corporal (plural corporales)

  1. corporal, of or relating to the corpus or body, bodywide or systemic

Noun

corporal m (plural corporales)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)
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