corps, army corps
(noun) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
corps
(noun) a body of people associated together; “diplomatic corps”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
corps (plural corps)
(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
• diplomatic corps
• White House press corps
Clipping.
corps
plural of corp
• S corp., crops, procs, scorp, sproc
Source: Wiktionary
Corps (kr, pl. krz), n. sing. & pl. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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, a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself.
– Corps de logis (ke l Etym: [F., body of the house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings.
– Corps diplomatique (k Etym: [F., diplomatic body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
