(kôr′pər·əl) adjective
1. Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind: corporal punishment.
2. Personal: corporal possession.
3. Obs. Having substance; corporeal; not spiritual. See synonyms under PHYSICAL.
—noun The linen cloth on which the elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist: also cor·po·ra·le (kôr′pə·rā′lē) or corporal cloth. [<L corporalis < corpus body]
—cor·po·ral·i·ty (kôr′pə·ral′ə tē) noun
—cor′po·ral·ly adverb

(kôr′pər·əl) noun
1. In the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, an enlisted man ranking next above a private first class and next below a sergeant.
2. In the British Navy; an assistant to the master at arms.
3. U.S. The fallfish (Semotilus corporalis).
—lance corporal A private acting as corporal. [<MF coporal, var. of caporal <Ital. caporale < capo head <L caput]