corporal

  1. Adjective.  (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; corporeal.
  2. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to the body, ''especially'' the human body.
  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.
  4. Noun.  A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
  5. Noun.  (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

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