Definition of corporal

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cor·po·ral¹    (kôrpr-l, kôrprl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

Of or relating to the body. See Synonyms at bodily.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin corporlis, from corpus, corpor-, body; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
corpo·rali·ty  (-p-rl-t) KEY (Noun), corpo·ral·ly(Adverb)