Corporal means of the body. Corporal punishment involves hitting, spanking, and slapping all types of bodily hurt. A corporal is also a noncommissioned officer in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncomissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.
Noun
a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines
Adjective S.
possessing or existing in bodily form; "what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an incarnate spirit"; "`corporate'' is an archaic term"
Adjective S.
affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
n.
A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the
United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a
company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.
a.
Belonging or relating to the body; bodily.
a.
Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In
this sense now usually written corporeal.
a.
Alt. of Corporale
Corporal
Corporal
Pillories and other corporal infections.
A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are.
What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind.
A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncomissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.
Belonging or relating to the body; bodily.
Usage Examples
I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.
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Other Usage ExamplesLet's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.
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