— corporational , adj.
/kawr'peuh ray"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
2. ( cap. ) the group of principal officials of a borough or other municipal division in England.
3. any group of persons united or regarded as united in one body.
4. Informal. a paunch; potbelly.
[ 1400-50; late ME corporation- (s. of corporatio ) guild, L: physical makeup, build. See CORPORATE, -ION ]
Usage . See collective noun .