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corporal
noun
a
low-ranking
non-commissioned
officer
in
the
army
or
marines
,
above
private
and
below
sergeant
.
•
After
a
year
of
hard
work
,
she
was
promoted
to
corporal
.
After
a
year
of
hard
work
,
she
was
promoted
to
corporal
.
•
The
corporal
led
the
squad
through
the
dense
forest
at
dawn
.
The
corporal
led
the
squad
through
the
dense
forest
at
dawn
.
Borrowed
from
Medieval
Latin
corporalis
“
member
of
a
body
(
of
soldiers
)”.
adjective
relating
to
or
affecting
the
body
rather
than
the
mind
or
the
spirit
.
•
Some
schools
once
allowed
corporal
punishment
such
as
caning
.
Some
schools
once
allowed
corporal
punishment
such
as
caning
.
•
Regular
exercise
benefits
both
mental
and
corporal
health
.
Regular
exercise
benefits
both
mental
and
corporal
health
.
From
Latin
corporālis
,
from
corpus
“
body
”.
noun
a
square
white
linen
cloth
placed
on
the
altar
under
the
chalice
and
paten
during
a
Christian
Mass
.
•
The
priest
carefully
unfolded
the
corporal
on
the
altar
.
The
priest
carefully
unfolded
the
corporal
on
the
altar
.
•
A
drop
of
wine
stained
the
white
corporal
during
Mass
.
A
drop
of
wine
stained
the
white
corporal
during
Mass
.
From
Medieval
Latin
corporale
“
altar
cloth
”,
originally
neuter
of
corporalis
,
because
it
was
for
the
body
of
Christ
.