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Corporal
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.
(2):
(a.) Alt. of Corporale
(3):
(a.) Belonging or relating to the body; bodily.
(4):
(a.) Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Corporal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/corporal.html. 1828.