corporal: Meaning and Definition of

cor•po•ral

1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering.
2. of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs.
3. personal: corporal possession.
4. corporeal; belonging to the material world.

cor•po•ral

1. a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant.
2. a similar rank in the armed services of other countries.
2. (cap.) a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile.

cor•po•ral

1. a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed or with which they are covered. Also called