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corporale

corporale is the alternative form of corporal.

Meaning of corporal

Noun (1)

corporal (plural corporals)

  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.

Noun (2)

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
    • He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    corporas

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Forms of corporale

pluralcorporales

Questions about corporale

What is corporale the alternative form of?
Corporale is the alternative form of corporal.

Words near corporale in the dictionary

  1. corporal oath
  2. corporal oaths
  3. corporal punishment
  4. corporal punishments
  5. corporal's guard
  6. corporale
  7. corporales
  8. corporalities
  9. corporality
  10. corporally
  11. corporally punish

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