Dictionary  cor•po•ralPronunciation: (kôr'pur-ul, -prul), [key] —adj. 1. of the human body; bodily; physical: corporal suffering. 2. Zool.of the body proper, as distinguished from the head and limbs. 3. personal: corporal possession. 4. Obs.corporeal; belonging to the material world. cor•po•ralPronunciation: (kôr'pur-ul, -prul), [key] —n. 1. Mil. a. a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private first class in the U.S. Army or lance corporal in the Marines and below a sergeant. b. a similar rank in the armed services of other countries. 2. (cap.) a U.S. surface-to-surface, single-stage ballistic missile. cor•po•ralPronunciation: (kôr'pur-ul, -prul), [key] —n. Eccles. a fine cloth, usually of linen, on which the consecrated elements are placed or with which they are covered. Also called communion cloth. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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