corporal

adj

1. (archaic, not-comparable)Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.

   “Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.”

2. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.

   “corporal punishment”

   “corporal suffering”

3. (not-comparable)Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.

   “The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.”

noun

1. A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
3. (historical)A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
4. A dragonfly of the genus Ladona.
5. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

   “He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria”