CORPORAL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~e, from Latin, neuter of ~is; from the doctrine that the bread of the Eucharist becomes or represents the body of Christ Date: 14th century a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed, II. adjective see: midriff Date: 14th century corporeal , physical , of, relating to, or affecting the body , ~ly adverb III. noun see: head Date: 1579 a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance ~ and below a sergeant