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   corporal

   /ˈkɔːp(ə)rəl/

   noun

   • 1. a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant.
   • 2. a petty officer who attended solely to police matters, under the master-at-arms. historical British
   • 3. another term for fallfish North American

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, obsolete variant of caporal, from Italian caporale, probably based on Latin corpus, corpor- ‘body (of troops)’, with a change of spelling in Italian due to association with capo ‘head’.

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