Corps
Corps (kōr, pl. kōrz) , noun, singular and plural
[French, from Latin corpus body. See Corpse.]
1.
The human body, whether living or dead. [Obsolete]
By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where.
2.
A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry.
3.
A body or code of laws. [Obsolete]
The whole corps of the law.
4.
(Ecclesiastical) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obsolete]
The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps.
5.
In some countries of Europe, a form of students' social society binding the members to strict adherence to certain student customs and its code of honor; -- German spelling usually korps.
Collocations (3)
Army corps or Corps d'armée , a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself.
\'d8Corps de logis , the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings.
Corps diplomatique , the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.