CORPS
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Corps (k&ō;r, pl. k&ō;rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See Corpse.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See Corpse, 1.
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By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where.
Piers Plowman.
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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.
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A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry.
Gen. Upton (U. S. Tactics. )
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3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.]
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The whole corps of the law.
Bacon.
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4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.]
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The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps.
Bacon.
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5. [Ger.] 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; -- Ger. spelling usually korps.
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Army corps, or (French) Corps d'armée (k&ouptack_;r` d&ä;r`m&auptack_;"), a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. -- ‖Corps de logis (k&ouptack_;r` d&eitalic_; l&ouptack_;`zh&euptack_;") [F., body of the house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. -- Corps diplomatique (k&unr_;r d&unr_;`pl&unr_;`m&unr_;-t&unr_;k") [F., diplomatic body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.
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