[cor.po.rate] adj [L corporatus, pp. of corporare to make into a body, fr. corpor-, corpus] (1512) 1 a: formed into an association and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual: incorporated b: of or relating to a corporation "a plan to reorganize the ~ structure"
2: of, relating to, or formed into a unified body of individuals "human law arises by the ~ action of a people --G. H. Sabine"
3: corporative
2. -- cor.po.rate.ly adv