corporal UK /ˈkɔːp(ə)ɹəl/US /ˈkoɹ.pɚ.əl/noun 5adjective 3forms 1 noun5 •a soldier who is higher than a private but lower than a sergeant •A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman. •The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria — 1891 •(historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy. •A dragonfly of the genus Ladona. adjective3 •Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily. •Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins. — 1998 •(no longer used) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind. — 1606 formscorporals
