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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corps \Corps\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corps \Corps\ (k[=o]r, pl k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl [F., fr L.
corpus body. See {Corpse}.]
1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See
{Corpse}, 1.
By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and
where --Piers
Plowman.
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. --Gen. Upton
(U. S.
Tactics. )
3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.]
The whole corps of the law. --Bacon.
4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other
ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.]
The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents
have a corps. --Bacon.
{Army corps}, or (French) {Corps d'arm['e]e} (k[-o]r`
d[aum]r`m[asl]"), a body containing two or more divisions
of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself
{Corps de logis} (k[-o]r` de l[-o]`zh[-e]") [F., body of the
house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart
from its wings.
{Corps diplomatique} (k?r d?`pl?`m?-t?k") [F., diplomatic
body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a
government.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
corps
n 1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
2: a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"
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