Korps

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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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'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.
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