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.
Corps (kōr,
pl. kōrz), 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'armée (k&osl;r` där`m&asl;"), a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. -- ||Corps de logis (k&osl;r` de l&osl;`zh&esl;") [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.
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