CORPOSANT


Meaning of CORPOSANT in English

[ 'kɔ:pəzant ]

■ noun archaic an appearance of St Elmo's fire on a ship.

Origin

C16: from Old Sp., Port., and Ital. corpo santo 'holy body'.

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